Ecuador vs Madagascar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Ecuador
14.2%
in 2023
Madagascar
13.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
145th
Madagascar rank
148th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Ecuador
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.2% against 13.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ecuador ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 36.5% | 28.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 37.3% | 16.3% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 39.7% | 10.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 16.9% | 7.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 13.7% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
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, Ecuador or Madagascar?
- Ecuador, at 14.2% against 13.7% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Ecuador ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 148th 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.