Finland vs Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Finland
46.1%
in 2023
Spain
41.8%
in 2024
Finland rank
2nd
Spain rank
4th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 46.1% against 41.8% in Spain, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th of 127 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 33.6% | 7.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 39.5% | 5.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 41.6% | 4.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 46.1% against 41.8% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Finland and Spain?
- 4.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Finland ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th 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.