El Salvador vs Iraq: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
El Salvador
20.4%
in 2023
Iraq
20.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Iraq rank
82nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Iraq ranks 82nd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 12.3% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 19.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 25.4% | 8.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 21.3% | 3.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.9% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 20.4% against 20.3% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Iraq ranks 82nd 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.