Ecuador vs Guatemala: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Ecuador
17.0%
in 2022
Guatemala
16.9%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Guatemala rank
79th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 79th of 127 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 16.0% | 8.2% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.4% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 79th 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.