France vs Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
France
41.0%
in 2023
Italy
39.3%
in 2023
France rank
9th
Italy rank
12th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 41.0% against 39.3% in Italy, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 12th of 127 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.5% | 3.7% | France |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 0.7% | France |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.6% | 1.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, France or Italy?
- France, at 41.0% against 39.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between France and Italy?
- 1.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 12th 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.