Greece vs Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Greece
37.4%
in 2023
Norway
37.6%
in 2024
Greece rank
23rd
Norway rank
21st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 37.6% against 37.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Greece ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 21st of 127 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 37.6% | 5.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 39.3% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 37.8% | 1.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 37.6% against 37.4% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Greece and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Greece ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 21st 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.