Iceland vs Malta: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Iceland

288 people

in 2019

Malta

2,177 people

in 2023

Iceland rank

113th

Malta rank

111th

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

Malta currently reports 2,177 people against 288 people in Iceland, a difference of 1,889 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 7.6 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 113th and Malta ranks 111th 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.