Belize vs Uruguay: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Belize
18.7%
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5%
in 2023
Belize rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
106th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Belize
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belize currently reports 18.7% against 18.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 106th of 184 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 19.4% | 13.6% | Belize |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 18.3% | 18.5% | Belize |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 19.2% | 8.3% | Belize |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 3.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 0.0% | 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 Uruguay?
- Belize, at 18.7% against 18.5% in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Uruguay rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 106th 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.