Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Guinea-Bissau
19.4%
in 2023
Portugal
19.3%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
95th
Portugal rank
97th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Portugal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 19.4% against 19.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 97th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 17.4% | 51.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 21.3% | 22.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 16.0% | 4.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 18.5% | 6.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 20.1% | 0.7% | 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, Guinea-Bissau or Portugal?
- Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Portugal rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th 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.