Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Bangladesh
6.3%
in 2016
Nigeria
7.0%
in 2013
Bangladesh rank
101st
Nigeria rank
100th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.0% against 6.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 100th of 127 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.0% against 6.3% in Bangladesh as of 2013.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2013.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 100th 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.