Egypt vs Switzerland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Egypt
8.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
174th
Switzerland rank
177th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Egypt
- Switzerland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.0% against 7.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 184 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1% | 5.8% | 27.4% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 6.6% | 34.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 7.3% | 28.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.0% | 3.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 7.6% | 6.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 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 Switzerland?
- Egypt, at 8.0% against 7.7% in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 177th 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.