Malta vs Taiwan: Prosperity gap
Malta
0.7109
in 2023
Taiwan
0.6992
in 2021
Malta rank
106th
Taiwan rank
107th
Prosperity gap over time
- Malta
- Taiwan
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7109 against 0.6992 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0117.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 106th and Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.7834 | 0.2928 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.8066 | 0.795 | 0.0116 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6703 | 0.7017 | 0.0314 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Malta or Taiwan?
- Malta, at 0.7109 against 0.6992 in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Malta and Taiwan?
- 0.0117, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Taiwan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Taiwan rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Malta ranks 106th and Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.