How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 1,626 m above Norway’s.

Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Malaysia has 6.4 times as many people as Norway.

Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malaysia is 7.1 times as densely populated as Norway.

Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 9.5 years older than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 8.0% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia 0.0.

Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Malaysia 2.

Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 12% larger than Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 2.5 times as much per person as Malaysia.

Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Norway (Gini 14.2 points higher).

Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.8% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 18 times as much on health per person as Malaysia.

Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malaysia is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Malaysia.

Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 1.24 points higher than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 8.6 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 2% more meat per person than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 549 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 895 more hours a year than in Norway.

Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 2 years longer than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Malaysia (2019).

Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 98% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Malaysia and Norway are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 77% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 34% of Norway.

Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Norway.

Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malaysia carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 1% more likely to be murdered in Malaysia than in Norway.

Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malaysia are 9.3 times as deadly as in Norway.

Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 24.4 °C warmer than Norway.

Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 2.4 times as much rain as Norway.

Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)