Iceland vs Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Iceland
15.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
15.6%
in 2023
Iceland rank
45th
Uruguay rank
47th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 170 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 8.6% | 6.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.5% | 1.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Iceland, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Iceland ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.