Malaysia vs Zambia: Price level index
Price level index over time
- Malaysia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 33.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 33.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 169th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.58 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 27.44 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 28.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 37.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 5.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 44.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 46.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 2.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Zambia |
| 2020s | 34.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 32.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 2.07 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher price level index, Malaysia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 33.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 33.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in price level index between Malaysia and Zambia?
- 0.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for price level index?
- Malaysia ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 169th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.