Statizoid

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
1234198420022021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.2 against 1.19 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.009.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.

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About this data

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

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