Namibia vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Namibia
11.9%
in 2023
Samoa
9.0%
in 2023
Namibia rank
81st
Samoa rank
84th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Namibia
- Samoa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 11.9% against 9.0% in Samoa, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 84th of 114 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 4.5% | 4.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 5.5% | 7.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Namibia or Samoa?
- Namibia, at 11.9% against 9.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Namibia and Samoa?
- 2.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Namibia ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 84th of 114 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.