Afghanistan vs Jamaica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Afghanistan
4.1%
in 2017
Jamaica
2.3%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
110th
Jamaica rank
113th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Afghanistan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.1% against 2.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 113th of 127 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
- Afghanistan, at 4.1% against 2.3% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 1.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 113th 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, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.