Bhutan vs Latvia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bhutan
34.4%
in 2023
Latvia
31.3%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
12th
Latvia rank
15th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bhutan
- Latvia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 34.4% against 31.3% in Latvia, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 35.1% | 5.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 28.7% | 9.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 25.9% | 3.7% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 30.0% | 5.4% | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or Latvia?
- Bhutan, at 34.4% against 31.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bhutan and Latvia?
- 3.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latvia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Latvia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 15th 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.