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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#63Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile69.1#41Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile72.5#81Rule of Law0-100 percentile62.9#79
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,817 indicators
GDPcurrent US$472.19B#33GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $35,461.4#55GDP growth%5.2%#42Inflation%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 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$376.04B#22Merchandise importscurrent US$340.44B#23Exports of goods & services% GDP71%#22Imports of goods & services% GDP65.4%#32
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,637 indicators
Life expectancyyears76.8#86Infant mortalityper 1k births7#33Maternal mortalityper 100k26#22Health 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%#85Education spending% GDP3.5%#65Adult literacy%95.8%#15Primary enrollment% gross90.4%#115
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

413 indicators
Populationpeople35.98M#45Population growth%1.2%#91Urban population%77.4%#57Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#142
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

288 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%7.5%#138Forest area% land57.7%#31Electric power consumptionkWh per capita5,083.7#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

286 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,008.8#34Electricity from coal% of output45%#69
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

374 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area13.3%#106Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.2%#29Capture fisheries productiontonnes1.41M#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

299 indicators
Agricultural land% land area26.1%#134Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,523.7#79Aquaculture productiontonnes512,360.3#19Food production index2014-16 = 100102.8#114
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

570 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people139.7#36Secure internet serversper 1M people7,475.5#63Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people23.1#35
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,736 indicators
Gini indexindex40.7#54Extreme poverty% pop0%#1Internet users% pop98%#10Homicide 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 2026

Risk

382 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.6#25Hazard & exposure0-103.5#30Vulnerability0-103.4#23
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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