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Malaysia

East Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Kuala Lumpur257,144 observations

Population

35.98M

world rank #45 / 217

GDP

472.19B

world rank #33 / 186

GDP / capita

35,461.4

world rank #55 / 185

Life expectancy

76.8

world rank #86 / 217

Governance

584 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile57.9#63 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile69.1#41 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile72.5#81 Rule of Law0-100 percentile62.9#79

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Economy

1,819 indicators

GDPcurrent US$472.19B#33 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $35,461.4#55 GDP growth%5.2%#42 Inflation%1.4%#41

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

126 indicators

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Health

1,637 indicators

Life expectancyyears76.8#86 Infant mortalityper 1k births7#33 Maternal mortalityper 100k26#22 Health spending% GDP4%#155

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,242 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross80.3%#85 Education spending% GDP3.5%#65 Adult literacy%95.8%#15 Primary enrollment% gross90.4%#115

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

413 indicators

Populationpeople35.98M#45 Population growth%1.2%#91 Urban population%77.4%#57 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#142

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

288 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%7.5%#138 Forest area% land57.7%#31 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita5,083.7#42

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Energy

286 indicators

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Environment

374 indicators

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Agriculture

299 indicators

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Technology

570 indicators

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Society

2,736 indicators

Gini indexindex40.7#54 Extreme poverty% pop0%#1 Internet users% pop98%#10 Homicide rateper 100k0.73#17

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

382 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.6#25 Hazard & exposure0-103.5#30 Vulnerability0-103.4#23

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

1 indicator

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