Canada vs Chile: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Canada
21.2%
in 2023
Chile
21.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
71st
Chile rank
69th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 21.3% against 21.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chile ahead.
Canada ranks 71st and Chile ranks 69th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.8% | 16.3% | 4.5% | Chile |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 17.4% | 5.3% | Chile |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 23.8% | 9.5% | Chile |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 25.1% | 8.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 20.6% | 4.4% | Chile |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.6% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.0% | 0.3% | Canada |
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, Canada or Chile?
- Chile, at 21.3% against 21.2% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Canada and Chile?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chile?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Chile rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 71st and Chile ranks 69th 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.