Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Central African Republic
24.3%
in 2023
Mauritania
24.7%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
47th
Mauritania rank
44th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Central African Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 24.7% against 24.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 44th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.3% | 31.8% | 1.5% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 30.4% | 2.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 25.3% | 0.8% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 24.7% | 5.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 24.1% | 9.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 2.5% | Central African Republic |
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, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 24.7% against 24.3% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Central African Republic and Mauritania?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Central African Republic ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 44th 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.