Austria vs Malawi: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

Austria
11.0%
in 2023
Malawi
11.1%
in 2019
Austria rank
69th
Malawi rank
67th

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • Austria
  • Malawi
051015199420082023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.

Austria ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 67th of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 9.2% 9.8% 0.6% Malawi
2000s 8.5% 10.3% 1.8% Malawi
2010s 10.5% 11.8% 1.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Austria or Malawi?
Malawi, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Austria and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Austria and Malawi rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
Austria ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 67th 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 Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Unit
%
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
123 places, 2,300 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.