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Malaysia
East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Kuala Lumpur
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old76.8years
Ranks 86 of 217 in 2024
3% above world median · 5% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old8.3per 1,000 live births
Ranks 60 of 196 in 2024
44% below world median · 52% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old26per 100,000 live births
Ranks 76 of 194 in 2023
45% below world median · 68% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old21.2% of under-5s
Ranks 17 of 32 in 2022
6% above world median · 6% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.96% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.54births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
19% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old95.8% of adults 15+
Ranks 16 of 45 in 2022
6% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old90.4% gross
Ranks 115 of 134 in 2024
9% below world median · 9% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old3.51% of GDP
Ranks 65 of 121 in 2023
4% below world median · 6% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old13,125current US$
Ranks 73 of 186 in 2025
67% above world median · 98% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old41,498international $
Ranks 56 of 185 in 2025
1.1× above world median · 1.5× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old0.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 81 in 2021
1.0× below world median · 1.0× below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old40.7index, 0–100
Ranks 67 of 81 in 2021
19% above world median · 15% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.8% of labour force
Ranks 64 of 182 in 2025
26% below world median · 24% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
55% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.99% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old94.7% of population
Ranks 53 of 148 in 2024
17% above world median · 52% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old98.0% of population
Ranks 12 of 182 in 2024
19% above world median · 16% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old8.32t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
2.3× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old36.0mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
4.5× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.