Australia vs Poland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Australia
21.6%
in 2023
Poland
22.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Poland rank
65th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 22.4% against 21.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 68th and Poland ranks 65th of 184 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 28.3% | 15.9% | Poland |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 22.8% | 9.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 25.4% | 10.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 24.1% | 8.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 22.2% | 5.4% | Poland |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 22.2% | 1.1% | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 22.4% 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 Poland?
- 0.8%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th and Poland ranks 65th 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.