Gabon vs Portugal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Gabon
19.4%
in 2023
Portugal
19.3%
in 2023
Gabon rank
96th
Portugal rank
97th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Gabon
- Portugal
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 19.4% against 19.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Gabon ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 97th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 11.3% | 2.3% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 15.1% | 4.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 21.3% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 16.0% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.5% | 3.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 19.4% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 20.1% | 1.0% | Portugal |
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, Gabon or Portugal?
- Gabon, at 19.4% against 19.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Gabon and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Portugal rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Gabon ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 97th 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.