Australia vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap
Australia
1.16
in 2020
Malaysia
1.19
in 2021
Australia rank
95th
Malaysia rank
93rd
Prosperity gap over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.19 against 1.16 in Australia, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 95th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 | 3.67 | 2.38 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 3.47 | 1.94 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 2.77 | 1.55 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9577 | 1.29 | 0.328 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.19 against 1.16 in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.03, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Australia ranks 95th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.