Panama vs Puerto Rico: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Panama
16.3%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
Panama rank
47th
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.3% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 47th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 9.6% | 5.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 16.4% | 1.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Panama or Puerto Rico?
- Panama, at 16.3% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Panama ranks 47th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 196 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.