Malta vs Thailand: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Malta
- Thailand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Thailand, a difference of 78,200 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Thailand ahead.
Malta ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 983,376 international-$ in 2021 prices | 156.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 155.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2010s | 433,780 international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.19 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2020s | 649,126 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.53 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, Malta or Thailand?
- Malta, at 1.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Malta and Thailand?
- 78,200 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Thailand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Thailand rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 108th 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 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.