Malawi vs Philippines: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Malawi
14.47 million people
in 2019
Philippines
13.25 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
11th
Philippines rank
13th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Malawi
- Philippines
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 14.47 million people against 13.25 million people in Philippines, a difference of 1.22 million people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Malawi ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 13th of 120 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Malawi or Philippines?
- Malawi, at 14.47 million people against 13.25 million people in Philippines as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Malawi and Philippines?
- 1.22 million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How do Malawi and Philippines rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 13th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.