Greece vs Malta: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Greece
0.8%
in 2023
Malta
0.9%
in 2023
Greece rank
84th
Malta rank
82nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Greece
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 84th and Malta ranks 82nd of 120 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day, Greece or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Greece and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Malta rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Greece ranks 84th and Malta ranks 82nd 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.