Estonia vs Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Estonia
31.2%
in 2023
Romania
31.4%
in 2023
Estonia rank
40th
Romania rank
39th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 31.4% against 31.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 39th of 127 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 29.0% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 33.1% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 32.7% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Estonia or Romania?
- Romania, at 31.4% against 31.2% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Estonia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 39th 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.