Malaysia vs Paraguay: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Malaysia
16.5%
in 2021
Paraguay
16.3%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Paraguay rank
25th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Malaysia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.5% against 16.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 25th of 130 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 26.9% | 6.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 21.2% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 20.2% | 3.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 17.1% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
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, Malaysia or Paraguay?
- Malaysia, at 16.5% against 16.3% in Paraguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 25th 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.