Kiribati vs Palau: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Kiribati
31.4%
in 2023
Palau
31.0%
in 2020
Kiribati rank
60th
Palau rank
62nd
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 31.4% against 31.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 60th and Palau ranks 62nd of 155 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.2% | 34.0% | 5.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.0% | 2.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Kiribati or Palau?
- Kiribati, at 31.4% against 31.0% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Kiribati and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Kiribati ranks 60th and Palau ranks 62nd 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.