Cameroon vs Ecuador: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Cameroon
14.3%
in 2023
Ecuador
14.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
142nd
Ecuador rank
145th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 14.3% against 14.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 142nd and Ecuador ranks 145th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 8.5% | 9.9% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 20.9% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 28.8% | 6.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 24.4% | 12.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 12.8% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.9% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Cameroon, at 14.3% against 14.2% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd and Ecuador ranks 145th 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.