Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Nepal
24.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
20.5%
in 2023
Nepal rank
113th
Papua New Guinea rank
116th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 24.4% against 20.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.0% | 2.9% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.9% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 18.1% | 7.6% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 24.4% against 20.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nepal ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th 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.