Latvia vs New Zealand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Latvia
31.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
30.8%
in 2025
Latvia rank
42nd
New Zealand rank
43rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Latvia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.0% against 30.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Latvia ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 35.0% | 7.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 30.8% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 28.8% | 2.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Latvia or New Zealand?
- Latvia, at 31.0% against 30.8% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Latvia and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Latvia ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 43rd 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.