How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Malaysia’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 1,867 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Malaysia has 30% more people than Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malaysia is 31 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 7.7 years older than in Malaysia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Malaysia have 0.1 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 8.0% in Malaysia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Malaysia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 73% more per person than Malaysia.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Australia (Gini 6.9 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Australia and Malaysia are practically level.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Malaysia’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 16 times as much on health per person as Malaysia.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malaysia is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 75% more doctors per person than Malaysia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.91 points higher than in Malaysia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 13 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 69% more meat per person than Malaysia.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 635 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 696 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 1.8 years longer than in Malaysia.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 96% in Australia.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Malaysia are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Malaysia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 77% in Malaysia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 20 times as long as Malaysia’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from Malaysia.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Malaysia.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malaysia carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Australia than in Malaysia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malaysia are 3.1 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 6.9 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)