Nicaragua vs Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Nicaragua
5.4%
in 2024
Singapore
4.3%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
106th
Singapore rank
108th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Nicaragua
- Singapore
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.4% against 4.3% in Singapore, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Singapore ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 106th and Singapore ranks 108th of 127 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 8.0% | 5.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 11.2% | 6.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Nicaragua or Singapore?
- Nicaragua, at 5.4% against 4.3% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Nicaragua and Singapore?
- 1.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Singapore rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th and Singapore ranks 108th 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.