Malta vs Namibia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Malta
26.8%
in 2023
Namibia
26.3%
in 2023
Malta rank
30th
Namibia rank
31st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Malta
- Namibia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 26.8% against 26.3% in Namibia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 31st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 12.8% | 2.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 14.5% | 1.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 16.9% | 3.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 18.1% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.3% | 3.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 27.1% | 1.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 28.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
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, Malta or Namibia?
- Malta, at 26.8% against 26.3% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Malta and Namibia?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Namibia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Namibia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 31st 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.