Austria vs Malawi: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

Austria
11.0%
in 2023
Malawi
11.1%
in 2019
Austria rank
71st
Malawi rank
69th

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • Austria
  • Malawi
051015199420082023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.

Austria ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th of 130 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 9.2% 9.8% 0.6% Malawi
2000s 8.5% 10.3% 1.8% Malawi
2010s 10.5% 11.8% 1.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Austria or Malawi?
Malawi, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Austria and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Austria and Malawi rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
Austria ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,510 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed