Malawi vs Zambia: 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

Zambia

16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2022

Malawi rank

118th

Zambia rank

120th

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

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 27.86 international-$ in 2021 prices against 16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in Zambia, a difference of 10.97 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Zambia's.

Malawi ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 120th 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.