Chile vs Colombia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Chile
21.3%
in 2023
Colombia
21.6%
in 2023
Chile rank
69th
Colombia rank
67th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 21.6% against 21.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 69th and Colombia ranks 67th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.3% | 7.2% | 9.1% | Chile |
| 1960s | 17.4% | 7.7% | 9.7% | Chile |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 9.1% | 14.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 8.9% | 16.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 8.8% | 11.8% | Chile |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 22.1% | 1.2% | Colombia |
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, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 21.6% against 21.3% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Chile ranks 69th and Colombia ranks 67th 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.