Bahamas vs Maldives: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social

Bahamas
7.9%
in 2024
Maldives
9.0%
in 2011
Bahamas rank
97th
Maldives rank
96th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time

  • Bahamas
  • Maldives
2.557.51012.515200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 9.0% against 7.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 96th of 127 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 6.1% 4.4% 1.7% Bahamas
2010s 5.4% 7.1% 1.7% Maldives

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 Maldives?
Maldives, at 9.0% against 7.9% in Bahamas as of 2011.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Bahamas and Maldives?
1.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Maldives?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Bahamas and Maldives rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
Bahamas ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 96th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,404 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed