Malaysia vs Malta: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Malaysia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia, a difference of 879,113 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Malta's figure about 4.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 110th and Malta ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 746,832 international-$ in 2021 prices | 96.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.31 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 365,600 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices | 238,349 international-$ in 2021 prices | 37,328 international-$ in 2021 prices | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Malaysia or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Malaysia and Malta?
- 879,113 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Malta rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 110th and Malta ranks 107th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.