Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp), IDA total or Malawi?

Malawi, at 87.3% against 54.2% in IDA total as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malawi?

5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

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 $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Malawi: Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)

IDA total

54.2%

in 2024

Malawi

87.3%

in 2019

IDA total rank

3rd

Malawi rank

2nd

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) over time

IDA total
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 87.3% against 54.2% in IDA total, a difference of 33.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times IDA total's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 2nd of 14 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74.9%	79.8%	4.9%	Malawi
2000s	70.4%	86.7%	16.3%	Malawi
2010s	56.6%	85.9%	29.3%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp), IDA total or Malawi?: Malawi, at 87.3% against 54.2% in IDA total as of 2019.
What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) between IDA total and Malawi?: 33.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do IDA total and Malawi rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp)?: IDA total ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 2nd 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 $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA total vs Malawi: Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP). Statizoid, drawing on 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. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-headcount-ratio-at-4-20-a-day-2021-ppp-percent-of-population/ida-total/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-headcount-ratio-at-4-20-a-day-2021-ppp-percent-of-population/ida-total/malawi/">IDA total vs Malawi: Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 137 places, 2,872 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.