Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Madagascar
38.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua
40.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
75th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 40.2% against 38.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Madagascar ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 114 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.5% | 43.8% | 3.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 44.1% | 9.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Madagascar or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 40.2% against 38.2% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 2.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Madagascar ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th 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.