Korea vs Malta: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Korea
54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Malta
56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
Malta rank
14th
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices against 54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices in Korea, a difference of 1.78 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 17th and Malta ranks 14th of 118 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.01 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | Malta |
| 2010s | 42.87 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | Malta |
| 2020s | 52.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.0426 international-$ in 2021 prices | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Korea or Malta?
- Malta, at 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices against 54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Malta?
- 1.78 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 17th and Malta ranks 14th 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 Median 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
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.