Madagascar vs Malawi: Prosperity gap

Madagascar

14.43

in 2021

Malawi

16.73

in 2019

Madagascar rank

5th

Malawi rank

3rd

Prosperity gap over time

Malawi currently reports 16.73 against 14.43 in Madagascar, a difference of 2.3.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

Madagascar ranks 5th 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.