Mauritania vs North Macedonia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Mauritania
24.7%
in 2023
North Macedonia
24.5%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
44th
North Macedonia rank
46th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Mauritania
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 24.7% against 24.5% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 44th and North Macedonia ranks 46th of 184 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 26.7% | 2.0% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 26.8% | 2.8% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 27.1% | 9.0% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 26.1% | 3.1% | North Macedonia |
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 North Macedonia?
- Mauritania, at 24.7% against 24.5% in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North Macedonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and North Macedonia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritania ranks 44th and North Macedonia ranks 46th 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.