Equatorial Guinea vs Montserrat: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Equatorial Guinea
44.4%
in 2023
Montserrat
99.4%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Montserrat rank
1st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 99.4% against 44.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 55.0%.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 2.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Montserrat ranks 1st of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Montserrat in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 15.0% | 33.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 15.2% | 34.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 27.3% | 6.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 57.6% | 42.4% | Montserrat |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 79.9% | 55.0% | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 99.2% | 57.5% | Montserrat |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 99.4% against 44.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Equatorial Guinea and Montserrat?
- 55.0%, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Montserrat?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Montserrat rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Montserrat ranks 1st 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.