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

Madagascar

20.93 million people

in 2021

Malawi

14.47 million people

in 2019

Madagascar rank

9th

Malawi rank

11th

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

Madagascar currently reports 20.93 million people against 14.47 million people in Malawi, a difference of 6.45 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

Madagascar ranks 9th 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.