Kiribati vs Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
40.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
40.2%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
83rd
Nicaragua rank
86th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 40.8% against 40.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kiribati ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 86th of 127 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 43.8% | 14.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 45.1% | 10.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kiribati or Nicaragua?
- Kiribati, at 40.8% against 40.2% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and Nicaragua?
- 0.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nicaragua?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 86th 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.