Afghanistan vs Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Afghanistan
4.1%
in 2017
Singapore
4.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
110th
Singapore rank
108th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Afghanistan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.3% against 4.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Singapore ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Singapore ranks 108th of 127 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 9.8% | 6.2% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.3% against 4.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Singapore rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Singapore ranks 108th 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.