Latvia vs Malaysia: Prosperity gap

Latvia

1.29

in 2023

Malaysia

1.19

in 2021

Latvia rank

91st

Malaysia rank

93rd

Prosperity gap over time

Latvia currently reports 1.29 against 1.19 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0983.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Latvia ranks 91st and Malaysia ranks 93rd 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.