Cyprus vs Greece: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Cyprus
36.1%
in 2023
Greece
37.4%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
27th
Greece rank
23rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 37.4% against 36.1% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Cyprus ranks 27th and Greece ranks 23rd of 127 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 31.7% | 2.8% | Greece |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 38.4% | 4.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 36.6% | 3.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Cyprus or Greece?
- Greece, at 37.4% against 36.1% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Cyprus and Greece?
- 1.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Cyprus ranks 27th and Greece ranks 23rd 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.