IDA total vs Madagascar: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP)
IDA total
35.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
69.2%
in 2021
IDA total rank
3rd
Madagascar rank
5th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) over time
- IDA total
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 69.2% against 35.9% in IDA total, a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Madagascar ahead.
IDA total ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 14 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 80.8% | 20.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 56.4% | 2.5% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 66.3% | 25.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 69.2% | 33.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp), IDA total or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 69.2% against 35.9% in IDA total as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) between IDA total and Madagascar?
- 33.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Madagascar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do IDA total and Madagascar rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp)?
- IDA total ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 14 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.