Nigeria vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS
Nigeria
3.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
196th
Timor-Leste rank
193rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS over time
- Nigeria
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 4.3% against 3.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 193rd of 197 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 6.9% | 2.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 4.3% against 3.0% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 1.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nigeria ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 193rd of 197 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.