Somalia vs Switzerland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Somalia
7.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.7%
in 2023
Somalia rank
176th
Switzerland rank
177th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Somalia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.9% against 7.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Somalia ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 7.3% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.6% | 3.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 8.0% | 4.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 7.6% | 3.6% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.9% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
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, Somalia or Switzerland?
- Somalia, at 7.9% against 7.7% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Somalia and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Switzerland rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Somalia ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 177th 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.