Fiji vs Malta: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Fiji
27.7%
in 2023
Malta
26.9%
in 2023
Fiji rank
68th
Malta rank
71st
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Fiji
- Malta
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 27.7% against 26.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 68th and Malta ranks 71st of 155 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 37.1% | 12.5% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 31.7% | 12.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 30.9% | 2.0% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.3% | 1.6% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Fiji or Malta?
- Fiji, at 27.7% against 26.9% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Fiji and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Malta rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Fiji ranks 68th and Malta ranks 71st of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β 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.