Bahamas vs Guinea: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bahamas
24.1%
in 2023
Guinea
23.9%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
50th
Guinea rank
52nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bahamas
- Guinea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 24.1% against 23.9% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Guinea ranks 52nd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 8.2% | 7.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 8.3% | 4.0% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 9.0% | 5.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.6% | 4.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 21.4% | 4.4% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.0% | 2.1% | 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 Guinea?
- Bahamas, at 24.1% against 23.9% in Guinea 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 Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Guinea rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Guinea ranks 52nd 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.