Costa Rica vs Spain: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Costa Rica
20.1%
in 2023
Spain
19.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
89th
Spain rank
91st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.1% against 19.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 89th and Spain ranks 91st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 14.6% | 10.1% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 10.4% | 7.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 15.3% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.9% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 16.3% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 20.1% against 19.7% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th and Spain ranks 91st 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.