Madagascar vs Saint Lucia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Madagascar
13.7%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
14.1%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
148th
Saint Lucia rank
147th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Madagascar
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 14.1% against 13.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 148th and Saint Lucia ranks 147th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 9.7% | 27.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 11.0% | 28.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 22.3% | 5.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 21.2% | 7.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 15.9% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 15.9% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
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, Madagascar or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 14.1% against 13.7% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Madagascar ranks 148th and Saint Lucia ranks 147th 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.