Japan vs Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Japan
40.4%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Switzerland rank
11th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 40.4% against 39.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 39.0% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 40.4% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Japan, at 40.4% against 39.4% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Japan and Switzerland?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Japan ranks 10th 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.