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

Malawi

27.86 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2019

Uganda

34.65 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2019

Malawi rank

118th

Uganda rank

115th

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

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 34.65 international-$ in 2021 prices against 27.86 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malawi, a difference of 6.79 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Malawi ranks 118th and Uganda ranks 115th 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: 07 August 2026

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