Poverty & Inequality in Malaysia 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 11.68 million people 2021 up 136.5% 18th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 50.9% 2021 down 29.8% 85th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2021 down 96.4% 114th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 2.9% 2021 down 80.5% 89th Number of people living in extreme poverty 34.47 million people 2021 up 18.6% 31st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4,510 people 2021 down 95.8% 107th Number of people living in extreme poverty 4,510 people 2021 down 95.8% 107th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 2.9% 2021 down 80.5% 89th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2021 down 96.4% 114th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 9.4% 2021 down 16.7% 29th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 16.5% 2021 down 11.0% 23rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 24.1% 2021 down 6.5% 19th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 66.1% 2021 down 20.4% 87th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.0% 2021 down 96.4% 114th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.1% 2021 down 94.7% 113th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.0% 2021 down 96.4% 114th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 5.6% 2021 down 73.6% 87th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 4,510 people 2021 down 95.8% 107th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 11.68 million people 2021 up 136.5% 18th Gini coefficient 0.4067 2021 down 6.6% 23rd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 15.3% 2022 up 22.4% 29th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2021 down 96.4% 112th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 30.28 million people 2021 up 47.6% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 112th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 61.5% 2021 down 22.9% 87th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 112th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0 people 2021 down 100.0% 112th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.1% 2021 down 95.1% 111th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.2% 2021 down 86.4% 93rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 111th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% 62nd ← Previous Page 2 of 2