Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.0131 in 2021. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Malaysia, 1984β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0131 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.6% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Malaysia peaked at 6.66 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0131, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 114th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.66 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.98 | 1.71 | 5.23 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.11 | 1.48 | 3.17 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1388 | 0.0302 | 0.3641 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 | 0.0131 | 0.0131 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 111 Ukraine 0.0338 compare
- 112 Thailand 0.0147 compare
- 113 Cyprus 0.0132 compare
- 115 Bhutan 0.007 compare
- 116 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 compare
- 116 Belarus, Republic of 0 compare
- 116 China, People's Republic of 0 compare
- 116 Czech Republic 0 compare
- 116 Slovenia, Republic of 0 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1209 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Malaysia?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Malaysia was 0.0131 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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