IDA total vs Malawi: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- IDA total
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 75.4% against 42.2% in IDA total, a difference of 33.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 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 | 60.4% | 64.6% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 74.4% | 20.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 73.3% | 30.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, IDA total or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 75.4% against 42.2% in IDA total as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between IDA total and Malawi?
- 33.2%, 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 societal poverty line?
- 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 societal poverty line (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.