Canada vs New Zealand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Canada
30.5%
in 2024
New Zealand
30.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
46th
New Zealand rank
43rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 30.8% against 30.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 31.2% | 2.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 30.8% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 2.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 30.8% against 30.5% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Canada ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 43rd 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.