Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malaysia fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times
Malaysia: 330,534 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Malaysia’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Pakistan’s
Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 4,516 m above Malaysia’s
Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 25% of Malaysia
Malaysia: 24.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 7.1 times as many people as Malaysia
Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3 times as densely populated as Malaysia
Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Malaysia are 1.9 cm taller than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Malaysia are 2.3 cm taller than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 9.8 years older than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.0 more children on average than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 9% more refugees per resident than Malaysia
Malaysia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia none
Malaysia: 0 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Malaysia and Pakistan are practically level
Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malaysia’s economy is 16% larger than Pakistan’s
Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 6.3 times as much per person as Pakistan
Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Pakistan (Gini 7.2 points higher)
Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 0% (2021) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.8% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%
Malaysia: 1% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Malaysia: 12.4% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Malaysia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Pakistan’s
Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malaysia spends 15 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malaysia live 9 years longer than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 6.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia
Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Malaysia has 2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Malaysia has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 82% higher than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Malaysia and Pakistan are practically level
Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 17% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Malaysia rate their lives 1.14 points higher than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Malaysia drink 9.3 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malaysia has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Malaysia has 413 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 164 more hours a year than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malaysia went to school 6.8 years longer than in Pakistan
Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Malaysia and Pakistan are practically level
Malaysia: 6 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Malaysia has won 15 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Malaysia is 11 times as fast as in Pakistan
Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Malaysia have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Malaysia: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as Malaysia’s
Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 46 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Malaysia: 57.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Malaysia
Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.9 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Malaysia
Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 3% deadlier than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malaysia is on average 5.0 °C warmer than Pakistan
Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 7.4 times as much rain as Pakistan
Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Malaysia bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Malaysia fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Malaysia or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 7.1 times as many people as Malaysia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Malaysia or Pakistan?
People in Malaysia live 9 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years in Malaysia and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Malaysia or Pakistan?
Men in Malaysia are 1.9 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
