Finland vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%)
Finland
71.1%
in 2023
World
47.0%
in 2024
Finland rank
1st
World rank
4th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) over time
- Finland
- World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 71.1% against 47.0% in World, a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 1st and World ranks 4th of 128 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 44.4% | 21.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 46.8% | 22.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 46.5% | 23.8% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Finland or World?
- Finland, at 71.1% against 47.0% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Finland and World?
- 24.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Finland and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Finland ranks 1st and World ranks 4th of 128 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.