Bahrain vs Jamaica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bahrain
33.1%
in 2020
Jamaica
31.0%
in 2015
Bahrain rank
86th
Jamaica rank
89th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bahrain
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 33.1% against 31.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 86th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 114 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 3.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.6% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bahrain or Jamaica?
- Bahrain, at 33.1% against 31.0% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 2.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahrain ranks 86th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 114 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.