Malaysia vs Portugal: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Portugal
41.07 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Malaysia rank
32nd
Portugal rank
30th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 41.07 international-$ in 2021 prices against 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia, a difference of 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 118 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 34.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 2010s | 31.87 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 2020s | 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 40.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.721 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 41.07 international-$ in 2021 prices against 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.