Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bahamas
24.1%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
24.2%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24.2% against 24.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 6.2% | 9.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 19.3% | 7.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 25.4% | 11.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 29.3% | 12.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 2.4% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24.2% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th 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.