Mauritania vs New Zealand: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Mauritania
24.7%
in 2023
New Zealand
24.9%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
44th
New Zealand rank
41st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Mauritania
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 24.9% against 24.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.8% | 16.6% | 15.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 19.7% | 10.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 20.8% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 16.8% | 7.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 17.8% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 20.5% | 2.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 24.9% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
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, Mauritania or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 24.9% against 24.7% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritania ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.