Israel vs Puerto Rico: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Israel
16.1%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
Israel rank
48th
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Israel
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Israel currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.2% | 7.1% | Israel |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.7% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Israel or Puerto Rico?
- Israel, at 16.1% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Israel and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Puerto Rico?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Puerto Rico rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Israel ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 196 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.