Croatia vs Lesotho: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Croatia
30.1%
in 2023
Lesotho
31.2%
in 2023
Croatia rank
18th
Lesotho rank
16th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Croatia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 31.2% against 30.1% in Croatia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 17.3% | 13.3% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 28.2% | 3.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 31.0% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 32.2% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
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, Croatia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 31.2% against 30.1% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Croatia and Lesotho?
- 1.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Lesotho rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Croatia ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 16th 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.