Ghana vs Malawi: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Ghana

11.65 million people

in 2016

Malawi

14.47 million people

in 2019

Ghana rank

14th

Malawi rank

11th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Malawi currently reports 14.47 million people against 11.65 million people in Ghana, a difference of 2.82 million people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

Ghana ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 11th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.