Australia vs El Salvador: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Australia
20.0%
in 2022
El Salvador
18.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
El Salvador rank
11th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Australia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.0% against 18.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 129 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.8% | 3.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 13.9% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Australia or El Salvador?
- Australia, at 20.0% against 18.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Australia and El Salvador?
- 1.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Australia ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.