Statizoid

Malawi vs Zambia: Prosperity gap

Malawi
16.73
in 2019
Zambia
22.85
in 2022
Malawi rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd

Prosperity gap over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22.85 against 16.73 in Malawi, a difference of 6.13.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

Malawi ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.