Malaysia vs Thailand: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia, a difference of 800,913 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Thailand's figure about 3.9 times Malaysia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2000s | 96.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 191.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 95.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.31 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2020s | 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 800,913 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 108th 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.