Italy vs Qatar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Italy
15.8%
in 2023
Qatar
15.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
131st
Qatar rank
132nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Italy
- Qatar
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.8% against 15.7% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Italy ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 132nd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 18.2% | 3.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 25.6% | 9.2% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 24.1% | 9.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.4% | 4.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 0.1% | Qatar |
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, Italy or Qatar?
- Italy, at 15.8% against 15.7% in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Italy and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Italy ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 132nd 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.