Bahamas vs Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bahamas
29.6%
in 2024
Zambia
28.5%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
105th
Zambia rank
108th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bahamas
- Zambia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 29.6% against 28.5% in Zambia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 108th of 127 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 25.9% | 14.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 21.2% | 9.7% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 22.9% | 10.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bahamas or Zambia?
- Bahamas, at 29.6% against 28.5% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bahamas and Zambia?
- 1.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Zambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 108th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.