Jamaica vs Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
18.0%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
30th
Madagascar rank
28th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Jamaica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.0% against 17.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 170 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 17.2% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Jamaica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.0% against 17.9% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Jamaica ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 28th 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.