Luxembourg vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Luxembourg
42.6%
in 2024
World
22.4%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
3rd
World rank
2nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Luxembourg
- World
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 42.6% against 22.4% in World, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 127 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 19.0% | 20.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 20.5% | 21.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 21.2% | 22.0% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Luxembourg or World?
- Luxembourg, at 42.6% against 22.4% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Luxembourg and World?
- 20.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd 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.