Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Mozambique
20.4%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 170 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 0.0% | 20.3% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 0.0% | 18.8% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 0.0% | 19.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.