Aruba vs Eswatini: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Aruba
24.9%
in 2023
Eswatini
25.4%
in 2023
Aruba rank
42nd
Eswatini rank
39th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Aruba
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 25.4% against 24.9% in Aruba, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Eswatini ahead.
Aruba ranks 42nd and Eswatini ranks 39th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 35.5% | 21.1% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 30.9% | 17.6% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 16.3% | 3.3% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 3.0% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 20.9% | 7.7% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 24.0% | 4.9% | Aruba |
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, Aruba or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 25.4% against 24.9% in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Aruba and Eswatini?
- 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Eswatini?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Eswatini rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Aruba ranks 42nd and Eswatini ranks 39th 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.