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Malaysia

Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Region
East Asia & Pacific
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
36M (2025)
Area
330,803 km²
Currency
Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago92 % coverage · 232 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
45th of 218 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
GDP
34th of 187 · 11th in East Asia & Pacific
GDP per capita
74th of 187 · 13th in East Asia & Pacific
GDP growth
43rd of 187 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Inflation
43rd of 177 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Unemployment
67th of 185 · 19th in East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy
86th of 217 · 13th in East Asia & Pacific
Median age
110th of 216 · 19th in East Asia & Pacific
Gross debt / GDP
69th of 94 · 17th in East Asia & Pacific
CO₂ per capita
180th of 212 · 29th in East Asia & Pacific
Renewable electricity
66th of 90 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Internet users
12th of 182 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific

What changed in Malaysia

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

No notable changes detected in the latest snapshot.

Countries similar to Malaysia

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

Not enough data to compute peers.

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

DNA not available for this country yet.

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand

Languages: English, Malay

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Malaysia by topic

19 topics · 266 indicators with data.