Australia vs Canada: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Australia
21.6%
in 2023
Canada
21.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Canada rank
71st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.6% against 21.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Canada ranks 71st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 11.5% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1960s | 10.0% | 12.1% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 14.3% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 16.5% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 16.2% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 17.9% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
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, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 21.6% against 21.2% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Australia and Canada?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th and Canada ranks 71st 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.