Morocco vs Nicaragua: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Morocco
20.3%
in 2023
Nicaragua
20.2%
in 2023
Morocco rank
84th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 20.3% against 20.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.1% | 5.2% | 5.9% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 32.5% | 4.4% | 28.1% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 23.9% | 6.0% | 17.9% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 22.6% | 5.1% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 15.0% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.9% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 19.6% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 22.8% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
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, Morocco or Nicaragua?
- Morocco, at 20.3% against 20.2% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Nicaragua rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Morocco ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th 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.