Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Afghanistan
4.1%
in 2017
Myanmar
4.6%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
110th
Myanmar rank
107th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 4.6% against 4.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Myanmar ranks 107th of 127 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.5%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Myanmar ranks 107th 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.