Prosperity gap in Malta
Malta: Prosperity gap was 0.7109 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.7109 for prosperity gap in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Malta peaked at 1.1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.625, in 2021.
That places Malta 106th out of 120 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.9342 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8293 | 0.7212 | 0.9978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.684 | 0.625 | 0.7157 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Malta?
- Prosperity gap in Malta was 0.7109 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for prosperity gap?
- Malta ranks 106th out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.