Malta vs Portugal: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Malta
0.2%
in 2023
Portugal
0.2%
in 2023
Malta rank
83rd
Portugal rank
81st
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Malta ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 81st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).