Denmark vs Palestine: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Denmark
20.3%
in 2023
Palestine
20.2%
in 2023
Denmark rank
83rd
Palestine rank
86th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Denmark
- Palestine
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 20.3% against 20.2% in Palestine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Palestine ahead.
Denmark ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 86th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 23.0% | 1.3% | Palestine |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 16.6% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 14.7% | 4.4% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 23.2% | 3.3% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 26.1% | 4.1% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 22.3% | 1.4% | Palestine |
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 Palestine?
- Denmark, at 20.3% against 20.2% in Palestine 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 Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Palestine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Palestine rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 86th 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.