Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Guinea
23.9%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
24.2%
in 2023
Guinea rank
52nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24.2% against 23.9% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Guinea ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 19.3% | 11.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 15.0% | 6.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 25.4% | 16.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 29.3% | 7.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.8% | 0.2% | Guinea |
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 or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24.2% against 23.9% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Guinea ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th 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.