Canada vs Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Canada
63.8%
in 2024
Norway
63.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
Norway rank
20th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 63.9% against 63.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Norway ranks 20th of 114 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.8% | 65.6% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 67.1% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.9% | 0.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 63.9% against 63.8% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Canada and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Canada ranks 21st and Norway ranks 20th 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.