Kiribati vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
17th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 4.6 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 170 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 7.1% | 13.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 6.9% | 13.0% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kiribati or Timor-Leste?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and Timor-Leste?
- 15.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Timor-Leste?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th 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.