Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Equatorial Guinea
44.4%
in 2023
Yemen
52.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 52.8% against 44.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8.4%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 48.7% 35.4% 13.3% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 34.2% 35.3% 1.1% Yemen
2000s 15.3% 17.1% 1.9% Yemen
2010s 24.9% 25.5% 0.6% Yemen
2020s 41.7% 48.1% 6.4% Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 52.8% 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 Yemen?
8.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.