Namibia vs Viet Nam: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
Viet Nam
15.4%
in 2022
Namibia rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Namibia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 15.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 170 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.0% | 6.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 16.7% | 7.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 14.9% | 10.0% | 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 Viet Nam?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 15.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Namibia and Viet Nam?
- 9.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Viet Nam?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 7th 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.