Eswatini vs Finland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Eswatini
25.4%
in 2023
Finland
25.7%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
39th
Finland rank
37th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Eswatini
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 25.7% against 25.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 39th and Finland ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 16.7% | 17.5% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 19.4% | 11.5% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 17.7% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 18.2% | 1.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 22.7% | 1.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.9% | 0.9% | Finland |
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, Eswatini or Finland?
- Finland, at 25.7% against 25.4% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Eswatini and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Finland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Finland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Eswatini ranks 39th and Finland ranks 37th 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.