Bahamas vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Bahamas
7.9%
in 2024
Samoa
9.0%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
97th
Samoa rank
95th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.0% against 7.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 95th of 127 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 5.5% | 3.7% | Bahamas |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.0% against 7.9% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 1.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bahamas ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 95th 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.