Denmark vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Denmark
17.5%
in 2024
Samoa
17.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
18th
Samoa rank
17th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Denmark
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.7% against 17.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 17th of 129 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 0.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Denmark or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 17.7% against 17.5% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Denmark and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Denmark ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 17th 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.