Finland vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Finland
46.1%
in 2023
World
22.4%
in 2024
Finland rank
2nd
World rank
2nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Finland
- World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 46.1% against 22.4% in World, a difference of 23.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 127 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 19.0% | 21.9% | Finland |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 20.5% | 23.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 20.1% | 25.6% | 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 World?
- Finland, at 46.1% against 22.4% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Finland and World?
- 23.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Finland and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Finland ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd 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.