Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi
Malawi: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 101,448 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
101,448
Change on year
down 34.4%
World rank
115th
of 119 countries
All-time high
245,494
in 1997
All-time low
101,448
in 2019
Years of data
5
1997–2019
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi stood at 101,448. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi peaked at 245,494 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 101,448, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 245,494 | 245,494 | 245,494 | 1 |
| 2000s | 131,861 | 131,861 | 131,861 | 1 |
| 2010s | 151,833 | 101,448 | 199,439 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.42 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1477 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1477 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1766 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3925 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Malawi was 101,448 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 245,494 in 1997.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,448 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Malawi ranks 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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