Latvia vs Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Latvia
31.0%
in 2023
Romania
31.4%
in 2023
Latvia rank
42nd
Romania rank
39th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 31.4% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th of 127 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 29.0% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 33.1% | 2.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 32.7% | 1.8% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 31.4% against 31.0% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Latvia and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Latvia ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th 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.