France vs Japan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
France
23.3%
in 2023
Japan
23.6%
in 2023
France rank
59th
Japan rank
56th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 23.6% against 23.3% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 59th and Japan ranks 56th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 26.7% | 11.6% | Japan |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 18.4% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 15.1% | 1.8% | France |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 14.5% | 4.4% | France |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 13.1% | 5.9% | France |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.4% | 3.1% | France |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.0% | 1.3% | France |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 23.6% against 23.3% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between France and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- France ranks 59th and Japan ranks 56th 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.