Botswana vs Myanmar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Botswana
36.0%
in 2023
Myanmar
36.7%
in 2023
Botswana rank
11th
Myanmar rank
10th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Botswana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 36.7% against 36.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 10th of 184 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 16.2% | 20.7% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 32.9% | 18.2% | 14.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 18.4% | 16.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 15.0% | 7.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 10.2% | 16.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 20.3% | 15.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 34.4% | 3.8% | Botswana |
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, Botswana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 36.7% against 36.0% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Botswana and Myanmar?
- 0.7%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Myanmar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Myanmar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 10th 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.