Costa Rica vs Iceland: Government spending by function
Costa Rica
26.1%
in 2021
Iceland
23.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Iceland rank
36th
Government spending by function over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.1% against 23.9% in Iceland, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Iceland ranks 36th of 37 countries.
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About this data
General government expenditure on social protection. This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.