Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social

Mozambique
0.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.2%
in 2023
Mozambique rank
121st
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
02468200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Mozambique's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 127 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 2.4% 0.1% 2.2% Mozambique
2020s 2.9% 1.1% 1.8% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.2% against 0.6% in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
Mozambique ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,404 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed