Cape Verde vs Latvia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Cape Verde
30.7%
in 2023
Latvia
31.3%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
17th
Latvia rank
15th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Cape Verde
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.3% against 30.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 35.1% | 17.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 28.7% | 10.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 30.0% | 4.4% | Cape Verde |
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, Cape Verde or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 31.3% against 30.7% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th 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.