Namibia vs Slovakia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Namibia
26.3%
in 2023
Slovakia
27.1%
in 2023
Namibia rank
31st
Slovakia rank
29th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Namibia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 27.1% against 26.3% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.
Namibia ranks 31st 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 | Namibia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 32.7% | 14.6% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 28.6% | 9.2% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 28.3% | 1.2% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.5% | 0.3% | 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, Namibia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 27.1% against 26.3% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Namibia and Slovakia?
- 0.8%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Slovakia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Slovakia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Namibia ranks 31st 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.