Mongolia vs Sweden: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Mongolia
29.0%
in 2023
Sweden
28.0%
in 2023
Mongolia rank
23rd
Sweden rank
25th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Mongolia
- Sweden
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 29.0% against 28.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 184 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 32.4% | 25.5% | 7.0% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 21.5% | 7.5% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 21.1% | 10.1% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 24.3% | 0.7% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.7% | 2.1% | Mongolia |
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, Mongolia or Sweden?
- Mongolia, at 29.0% against 28.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Mongolia and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Sweden rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Mongolia ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th 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.