Latvia vs Lesotho: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Latvia
31.3%
in 2023
Lesotho
31.2%
in 2023
Latvia rank
15th
Lesotho rank
16th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Latvia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.3% against 31.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 17.3% | 17.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.2% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 31.0% | 5.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 32.2% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
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, Latvia or Lesotho?
- Latvia, at 31.3% against 31.2% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Latvia and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lesotho rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Latvia ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th 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.