Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Malawi
7.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
6.6%
in 2023
Malawi rank
178th
Sierra Leone rank
181st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 7.4% against 6.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 181st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 21.0% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 35.2% | 13.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 25.6% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 14.3% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 9.6% | 1.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 7.4% against 6.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 181st 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.