Bahrain vs Maldives: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Bahrain
39.5%
in 2020
Maldives
39.1%
in 2021
Bahrain rank
29th
Maldives rank
31st
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Bahrain
- Maldives
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 39.5% against 39.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 31st of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 25.6% | 36.2% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 25.3% | 29.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 45.0% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 43.8% | 4.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Bahrain or Maldives?
- Bahrain, at 39.5% against 39.1% in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Bahrain and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Maldives?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Maldives rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Bahrain ranks 29th 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.