El Salvador vs Mauritius: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
El Salvador
20.4%
in 2023
Mauritius
20.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Mauritius rank
78th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- El Salvador
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 78th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 16.7% | 3.5% | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 23.3% | 9.5% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 22.6% | 4.5% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 21.0% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 13.1% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 19.7% | 2.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 22.6% | 1.6% | Mauritius |
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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 20.5% against 20.4% in El Salvador 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 Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mauritius rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 78th 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.