Malta: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day
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Malta |
Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day |
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Latest value | 0.80 |
Year | 2020 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 2006 - 2020 |
Average | 0.53 |
Min - Max | 0.10 - 1.10 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2020 is 0.8 percent, an increase from 0.7 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 18.78 percent, based on data from 63 countries. Historically, the average for Malta from 2006 to 2020 is 0.53 percent. The minimum value, 0.1 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 1.1 percent was recorded in 2007.
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Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $6.85 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $6.85 a day at 2017 international prices.
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Gini inequality index | 31.40 | 2020 | index points |
Poverty ratio | 16.70 | 2021 | percent |
Poverty at 1.90 USD per day | 0.30 | 2020 | percent |
Poverty at 5.50 USD per day | 0.80 | 2020 | percent |
Top 10 percent income share | 25.10 | 2020 | percent |