Malaysia vs Uruguay: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Malaysia

4,510 people

in 2021

Uruguay

5,661 people

in 2024

Malaysia rank

107th

Uruguay rank

106th

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

Uruguay currently reports 5,661 people against 4,510 people in Malaysia, a difference of 1,151 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 106th 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.