Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Cape Verde
30.7%
in 2023
Lesotho
31.2%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
17th
Lesotho rank
16th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 31.2% against 30.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 2.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.9% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 21.3% | 3.0% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 28.2% | 9.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 31.0% | 8.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.2% | 2.2% | 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 31.2% 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 Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 16th 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.