Malawi vs Uganda: Prosperity gap

Malawi

16.73

in 2019

Uganda

13.14

in 2019

Malawi rank

3rd

Uganda rank

6th

Prosperity gap over time

Malawi currently reports 16.73 against 13.14 in Uganda, a difference of 3.59.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

Malawi ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th 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.