Maldives vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Maldives
9.6%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
9.8%
in 2025
Maldives rank
158th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
155th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Maldives
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 158th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 0.0% | 18.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.9% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Maldives or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Maldives ranks 158th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 155th 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.