Nicaragua vs Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Nicaragua
5.4%
in 2024
Zambia
5.6%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
106th
Zambia rank
104th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.6% against 5.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 104th of 127 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.6% against 5.4% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 104th 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.