Australia vs Jamaica: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Australia
21.6%
in 2023
Jamaica
22.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Jamaica rank
66th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Australia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.0% against 21.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 5.2% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1960s | 10.0% | 7.2% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 16.2% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 15.1% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 19.3% | 4.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 23.4% | 7.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 19.4% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.8% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 22.0% against 21.6% in Australia 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 Jamaica?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th and Jamaica ranks 66th 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.