Equatorial Guinea vs Seychelles: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Equatorial Guinea
44.4%
in 2023
Seychelles
43.6%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Seychelles rank
5th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Seychelles
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 44.4% against 43.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2% | 31.0% | 4.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 23.2% | 25.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 33.3% | 16.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 42.0% | 7.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 48.4% | 33.1% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 41.0% | 16.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 46.3% | 4.6% | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 44.4% against 43.6% in Seychelles 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 Seychelles?
- 0.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Seychelles?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Seychelles rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 5th 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.