Burundi vs Malawi: Prosperity gap

Burundi

16.38

in 2020

Malawi

16.73

in 2019

Burundi rank

4th

Malawi rank

3rd

Prosperity gap over time

Malawi currently reports 16.73 against 16.38 in Burundi, a difference of 0.3515.

Burundi ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
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

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.