Bahamas vs Cook Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Bahamas
7.9%
in 2024
Cook Islands
9.7%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
97th
Cook Islands rank
94th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Bahamas
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 9.7% against 7.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 97th and Cook Islands ranks 94th of 127 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 10.7% | 4.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 13.3% | 3.5% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Bahamas or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 9.7% against 7.9% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Bahamas and Cook Islands?
- 1.8%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cook Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Cook Islands rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bahamas ranks 97th and Cook Islands ranks 94th 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.