Montserrat vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Montserrat
5.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Montserrat rank
190th
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Montserrat
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 5.7% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Montserrat ahead.
Montserrat ranks 190th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Montserrat has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montserrat | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Montserrat or Papua New Guinea?
- Montserrat, at 5.7% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Montserrat and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.2%, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Montserrat and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Montserrat ranks 190th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th 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.