Canada vs Ireland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Canada
21.9%
in 2024
Ireland
22.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
Ireland rank
3rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 22.8% against 21.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 3rd of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 16.7% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.6% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.7% | 0.5% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 22.8% against 21.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.9%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Canada ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 3rd 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.