Namibia vs Uzbekistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
Uzbekistan
22.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
5th
Uzbekistan rank
8th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Namibia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 22.1% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Uzbekistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 5th and Uzbekistan ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.0% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 19.0% | 5.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Namibia or Uzbekistan?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 22.1% in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Namibia and Uzbekistan?
- 2.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uzbekistan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uzbekistan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 5th and Uzbekistan ranks 8th 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.