Lower middle income vs Madagascar: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP)
Lower middle income
13.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
69.2%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
5th
Madagascar rank
5th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) over time
- Lower middle income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 69.2% against 13.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 56.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 5.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 5th 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 | Lower middle income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 83.1% | 33.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 55.3% | 12.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 66.3% | 36.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 69.2% | 53.9% | 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), Lower middle income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 69.2% against 13.1% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) between Lower middle income and Madagascar?
- 56.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Madagascar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Madagascar rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th 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.