Algeria vs Iceland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Algeria
24.6%
in 2023
Iceland
24.8%
in 2023
Algeria rank
45th
Iceland rank
43rd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Algeria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 24.8% against 24.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 11.4% | 9.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 15.3% | 4.3% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 17.8% | 4.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 20.6% | 7.6% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 22.7% | 6.4% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 24.6% | 6.5% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 26.5% | 0.9% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Algeria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 24.8% against 24.6% in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Algeria and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Iceland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Algeria ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.