Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile

Bulgaria
380.92 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Malaysia
361.79 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
34th
Malaysia rank
37th

Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 380.92 international-$ in 2021 prices against 361.79 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia, a difference of 19.13 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

The level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.