Egypt vs Pakistan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Egypt
8.0%
in 2023
Pakistan
8.0%
in 2023
Egypt rank
174th
Pakistan rank
175th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Egypt
- Pakistan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.0% against 8.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 175th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1% | 16.1% | 17.0% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 16.6% | 24.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 17.9% | 17.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 19.6% | 9.2% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 13.9% | 2.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.9% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 1.1% | 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 Pakistan?
- Egypt, at 8.0% against 8.0% in Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 175th 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.