Malta vs Slovakia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Malta
26.8%
in 2023
Slovakia
27.1%
in 2023
Malta rank
30th
Slovakia rank
29th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 27.1% against 26.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.
Malta ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 32.7% | 15.5% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 28.6% | 5.9% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 28.3% | 3.1% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 28.5% | 0.7% | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 27.1% against 26.8% in Malta 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 Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 29th 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.