Germany vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap

Germany
1.11
in 2022
Malaysia
1.19
in 2021
Germany rank
96th
Malaysia rank
93rd

Prosperity gap over time

  • Germany
  • Malaysia
1234198420032022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.19 against 1.11 in Germany, a difference of 0.08.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 96th 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 Germany Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.697 3.28 2.58 Malaysia
2000s 0.6348 2.71 2.07 Malaysia
2010s 0.5948 1.57 0.9728 Malaysia
2020s 0.9912 1.19 0.2003 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prosperity gap, Germany or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.19 against 1.11 in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in prosperity gap between Germany and Malaysia?
0.08, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for prosperity gap?
Germany ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/prosperity-gap/germany/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/prosperity-gap/germany/malaysia/">Germany vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prosperity gap
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed