Greece vs Japan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Greece
23.5%
in 2023
Japan
23.6%
in 2023
Greece rank
58th
Japan rank
56th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 23.6% against 23.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Greece ranks 58th and Japan ranks 56th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 26.0% | 11.4% | Japan |
| 1960s | 12.8% | 18.4% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 15.1% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 14.5% | 3.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 13.1% | 4.9% | Greece |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.4% | 4.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 3.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 1.1% | Greece |
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, Greece or Japan?
- Japan, at 23.6% against 23.5% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Greece and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 58th 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.