Brazil vs Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Brazil
58.2%
in 2024
Latvia
57.1%
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Latvia rank
38th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Brazil
- Latvia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 58.2% against 57.1% in Latvia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 38th of 114 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.6% | 54.7% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 56.6% | 4.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Brazil or Latvia?
- Brazil, at 58.2% against 57.1% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Brazil and Latvia?
- 1.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 38th 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.