Madagascar vs World: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- Madagascar
- World
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 69.2% against 24.9% in World, a difference of 44.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.8 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 5th and World ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.8% | 45.4% | 35.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 39.0% | 17.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 31.2% | 35.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 25.8% | 43.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, Madagascar or World?
- Madagascar, at 69.2% against 24.9% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between Madagascar and World?
- 44.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Madagascar and World rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Madagascar ranks 5th and World ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- 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.