Lithuania vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Lithuania
11.7%
in 2022
Samoa
11.7%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
100th
Samoa rank
101st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Lithuania
- Samoa
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 11.7% against 11.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 100th and Samoa ranks 101st of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 1.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 13.3% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 13.9% | 2.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Lithuania or Samoa?
- Lithuania, at 11.7% against 11.7% in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Lithuania and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lithuania ranks 100th and Samoa ranks 101st 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.