Italy vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Italy
39.3%
in 2023
Portugal
39.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
12th
Portugal rank
13th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.3% against 39.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 127 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 32.0% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 38.0% | 3.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.0% | 1.7% | 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 Portugal?
- Italy, at 39.3% against 39.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Italy ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th 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.