Japan vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap
Japan
1.2
in 2020
Malaysia
1.19
in 2021
Japan rank
92nd
Malaysia rank
93rd
Prosperity gap over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 against 1.19 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 | 2.55 | 1.19 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.57 | 0.4797 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 1.2 against 1.19 in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.01, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Japan ranks 92nd 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.