China vs Madagascar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
China
13.4%
in 2023
Madagascar
13.7%
in 2023
China rank
149th
Madagascar rank
148th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 13.7% against 13.4% in China, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
China ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 36.5% | 23.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 37.3% | 20.8% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 39.7% | 20.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 16.9% | 3.6% | China |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 13.7% | 8.3% | China |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.5% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
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, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 13.7% against 13.4% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between China and Madagascar?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 148th 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.