Japan vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Japan
40.4%
in 2023
Portugal
39.2%
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
Portugal rank
13th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 40.4% against 39.2% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 127 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 33.4% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 38.0% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.0% | 0.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 40.4% against 39.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Japan and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Japan ranks 10th 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.