Congo vs Tunisia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Congo
20.4%
in 2023
Tunisia
20.5%
in 2023
Congo rank
80th
Tunisia rank
77th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Congo
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 80th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 22.1% | 18.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 40.3% | 23.8% | 16.6% | Congo |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 27.4% | 26.1% | Congo |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 15.4% | 9.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 0.4% | Congo |
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, Congo or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Congo and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tunisia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Tunisia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Congo ranks 80th and Tunisia ranks 77th 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.