Suriname vs Uruguay: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Suriname
18.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5%
in 2023
Suriname rank
107th
Uruguay rank
106th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.5% against 18.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 19.4% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 18.3% | 9.9% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 19.2% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.5% | 4.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.8% | 0.4% | Suriname |
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, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.5% against 18.5% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Suriname ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 106th 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.