Italy vs Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Italy
39.3%
in 2023
Japan
40.4%
in 2023
Italy rank
12th
Japan rank
10th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 40.4% against 39.3% in Italy, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 38.4% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.8% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 40.4% against 39.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Italy and Japan?
- 1.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Italy ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th 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.