Gambia vs Paraguay: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Gambia
11.9%
in 2023
Paraguay
12.0%
in 2023
Gambia rank
159th
Paraguay rank
158th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Gambia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 159th and Paraguay ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 13.1% | 4.3% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 15.0% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 1.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.6% | 3.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 6.0% | 4.9% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 12.1% | 1.7% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Gambia and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Paraguay rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Gambia ranks 159th and Paraguay ranks 158th 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.