Bahrain vs Gabon: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bahrain
19.0%
in 2023
Gabon
19.4%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
99th
Gabon rank
96th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bahrain
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 19.4% against 19.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 99th and Gabon ranks 96th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 15.9% | 5.6% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 13.2% | 6.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 21.7% | 5.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 18.8% | 1.2% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 19.2% | 0.6% | Gabon |
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, Bahrain or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 19.4% against 19.0% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bahrain and Gabon?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gabon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Gabon rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bahrain ranks 99th and Gabon ranks 96th 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.