Seychelles vs Yemen: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Seychelles
43.6%
in 2023
Yemen
52.8%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
5th
Yemen rank
2nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Seychelles
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 52.8% against 43.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Seychelles ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 35.4% | 2.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 35.3% | 6.7% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 17.1% | 31.2% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 25.5% | 15.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 48.1% | 1.8% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 52.8% against 43.6% in Seychelles 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 Yemen?
- 9.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Yemen rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Seychelles ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 2nd 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.