Argentina vs Maldives: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Argentina
23.7%
in 2023
Maldives
23.6%
in 2023
Argentina rank
54th
Maldives rank
57th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Argentina
- Maldives
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Maldives ahead.
Argentina ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 57th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 17.0% | 9.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 20.5% | 11.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 22.3% | 9.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 27.8% | 14.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 19.9% | 4.8% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.5% | 0.7% | Maldives |
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, Argentina or Maldives?
- Argentina, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Argentina and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Maldives?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Maldives rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Argentina ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 57th 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.