Norway vs Zambia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Norway
17.4%
in 2023
Zambia
17.2%
in 2023
Norway rank
120th
Zambia rank
122nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Norway
- Zambia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 17.4% against 17.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Zambia ahead.
Norway ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 122nd of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 23.5% | 8.4% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 18.5% | 26.8% | 8.4% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 46.9% | 22.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 45.2% | 26.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.9% | 3.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 9.8% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.2% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 19.6% | 2.3% | Zambia |
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, Norway or Zambia?
- Norway, at 17.4% against 17.2% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Norway and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 122nd 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.