Egypt vs Ireland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Egypt
8.0%
in 2023
Ireland
8.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
174th
Ireland rank
171st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.7% against 8.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 174th and Ireland ranks 171st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1% | 13.8% | 19.3% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 19.0% | 21.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 21.3% | 14.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 14.6% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 12.2% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.9% | 2.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 1.7% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 8.7% against 8.0% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Egypt and Ireland?
- 0.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 174th and Ireland ranks 171st 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.