Belize vs Republic of Korea: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Belize
18.7%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
18.6%
in 2023
Belize rank
103rd
Republic of Korea rank
104th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Belize
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Belize currently reports 18.7% against 18.6% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 103rd and Republic of Korea ranks 104th of 184 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 13.0% | 20.0% | Belize |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 12.1% | 24.6% | Belize |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 10.8% | 16.7% | Belize |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 11.6% | 6.3% | Belize |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 4.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.4% | 0.4% | Belize |
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, Belize or Republic of Korea?
- Belize, at 18.7% against 18.6% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Belize and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Republic of Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 103rd and Republic of Korea ranks 104th 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.