Bahamas vs Central African Republic: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bahamas
24.1%
in 2023
Central African Republic
24.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
50th
Central African Republic rank
47th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bahamas
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 24.3% against 24.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Central African Republic ranks 47th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 32.5% | 16.5% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 26.2% | 13.8% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 19.1% | 4.5% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 15.1% | 1.6% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 18.1% | 1.1% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.5% | 0.6% | Bahamas |
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, Bahamas or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 24.3% against 24.1% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bahamas and Central African Republic?
- 0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Central African Republic?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Central African Republic rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Central African Republic ranks 47th 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.