Angola vs Maldives: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Angola
39.3%
in 2019
Maldives
39.1%
in 2021
Angola rank
30th
Maldives rank
31st
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Angola
- Maldives
How they compare
Angola currently reports 39.3% against 39.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Maldives ahead.
Angola ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 31st of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 23.7% | 3.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 25.3% | 12.5% | Angola |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 45.0% | 5.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Angola or Maldives?
- Angola, at 39.3% against 39.1% in Maldives as of 2019.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Angola and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Maldives?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Angola and Maldives rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Angola ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 31st of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.