Malawi vs Somalia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Malawi
7.4%
in 2023
Somalia
7.9%
in 2023
Malawi rank
178th
Somalia rank
176th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.9% against 7.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 6.8% | 14.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 5.7% | 17.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 4.2% | 7.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 3.3% | 10.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 0.5% | 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 7.9% against 7.4% in Malawi 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 Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 176th 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.