Mozambique vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Mozambique
20.4%
in 2021
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
14th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Mozambique
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 20.4% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 4.7 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 14th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 170 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 7.4% | 11.5% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 7.2% | 12.0% | 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 Timor-Leste?
- Mozambique, at 20.4% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Mozambique and Timor-Leste?
- 16.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Timor-Leste?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Mozambique and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 14th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th 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.