Denmark vs El Salvador: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Denmark
20.3%
in 2023
El Salvador
20.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
81st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Denmark
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 13.2% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 16.8% | 13.8% | 3.0% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 18.1% | 3.5% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 22.9% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.8% | 3.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 17.4% | 4.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.1% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
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, Denmark or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 20.4% against 20.3% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Denmark and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st 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.