Italy vs Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Italy
39.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.4%
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
Switzerland rank
11th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.4% against 39.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 39.4% | 2.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 40.4% | 0.3% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39.4% against 39.3% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Italy ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.