Dominica vs Maldives: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Dominica
23.7%
in 2023
Maldives
23.6%
in 2023
Dominica rank
55th
Maldives rank
57th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Dominica
- Maldives
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 57th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8% | 16.8% | 33.0% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 20.5% | 28.5% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 22.3% | 19.2% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 27.8% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 19.9% | 5.0% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 0.4% | Dominica |
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, Dominica or Maldives?
- Dominica, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Dominica and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Dominica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 57th 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.