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South-Eastern Asia · sovereign state

Malaysia

Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Languages
English, Malay
Currency
Malaysian ringgit
People
36 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Malaysia

  • 10th highest rainfall 3,081 mm · #10 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 13th highest internet users 98% · #13 of 208 · 2024
  • 18th highest working hours 2,308 hours · #18 of 130 · 2023

Surprising facts about Malaysia

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Malaysia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Malaysia among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Malaysia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Malaysia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Next door

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people