Argentina vs China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Argentina
50.5%
in 2024
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
20.6%
in 2023
Argentina rank
1st
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank
3rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Argentina
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 50.5% against 20.6% in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a difference of 29.9%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.5 times China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 1st and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd of 127 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 12.4% | 25.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 15.6% | 28.3% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 15.7% | 33.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Argentina or China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Argentina, at 50.5% against 20.6% in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Argentina and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- 29.9%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Argentina ranks 1st and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd 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.