Seychelles vs Turkmenistan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Seychelles
43.6%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
38.4%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
5th
Turkmenistan rank
8th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Seychelles
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 43.6% against 38.4% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 38.6% | 2.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 38.2% | 10.1% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 35.0% | 6.0% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 38.3% | 8.0% | Seychelles |
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, Seychelles or Turkmenistan?
- Seychelles, at 43.6% against 38.4% in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Seychelles and Turkmenistan?
- 5.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Seychelles ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th 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.