Australia vs Cyprus: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Australia
21.6%
in 2023
Cyprus
21.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Cyprus rank
70th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Australia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.6% against 21.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Cyprus ranks 70th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Cyprus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 16.8% | 7.5% | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 10.0% | 12.9% | 3.0% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 16.0% | 0.4% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
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 Cyprus?
- Australia, at 21.6% against 21.2% in Cyprus 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 Cyprus?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cyprus?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cyprus rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th and Cyprus ranks 70th 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.