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Malaysia

Malaysia / MY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Malaysia in numbers.

Area330,411 kmยฒWorld # 68 โ†’Population36MWorld # 45 โ†’Population density108.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 95 โ†’Life expectancy76.8 yearsWorld # 84 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 13,125World # 93 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Malaysia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area330,411 kmยฒWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Population36MWorld # 45 / 2025 โ†’Population density108.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 95 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,957World # 98 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 144 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 184 / 2024 โ†’Median age30.1 yearsWorld # 127 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421.3%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Urban population77.4%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Net migration166.6KWorld # 7 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate4.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 26 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.7%World # 77 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.8 yearsWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.9 yearsWorld # 71 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate16.9%World # 95 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 13,125World # 93 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 472.2BWorld # 34 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 41,498World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.2%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.4%World # 145 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.8%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment12%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,308 hours/yearWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)40.7World # 37 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.5%World # 123 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people1,218.3 per million peopleWorld # 56 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1%World # 42 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people24.5 per million peopleWorld # 54 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,927 kcal/dayWorld # 98 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person69.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 69 / 2023 โ†’Rice production2.1M tWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production2.9K tWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area57.7%World # 31 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,084 kWh/personWorld # 43 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.2 tWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Internet use98%World # 13 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions139.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 156 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate22.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 57 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament13.5%World # 158 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.3MWorld # 40 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 3.4BWorld # 40 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 63.5%Main languageMalayMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal7,490 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightMalayLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyMalaysian RinggitMYRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country