Costa Rica vs Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Costa Rica
64.6%
in 2023
Norway
63.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Norway rank
22nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.6% against 63.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Norway ranks 22nd of 127 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 66.2% | 24.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 67.1% | 10.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 64.6% against 63.9% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Norway ranks 22nd 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.