Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
19.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
17th
Vanuatu rank
19th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 19.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kiribati ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 19th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 33.8% | 20.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.0% | 4.9% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.7% | 3.3% | 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 Vanuatu?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 19.3% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 0.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 19th 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.