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Malaysia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

24th of 149 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedMalaysia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 14.2M in 1994 to 46.7M in 2023.199520002005201020152020020M40M60M46.7M

Malaysia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 14.2M in 1994 to 46.7M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

18th of 137 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightMalaysia's air transport, freight rose from 797.1 in 1994 to 1,910 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001,0002,0003,0001,910

Malaysia's air transport, freight rose from 797.1 in 1994 to 1,910 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

46th of 65 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Rail lines (total route-km)Malaysia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,798 km in 1995 to 1,655 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,0001,5002,0002,5003,0001,655 km

Malaysia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,798 km in 1995 to 1,655 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

35th of 64 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, passengers carriedMalaysia's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,270 in 1995 to 929.3 in 2020.1995200020052010201520205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000929.3

Malaysia's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,270 in 1995 to 929.3 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

51st of 62 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, goods transportedMalaysia's railways, goods transported fell from 1,416 in 1995 to 817.6 in 2020.1995200020052010201520201,0001,5002,000817.6

Malaysia's railways, goods transported fell from 1,416 in 1995 to 817.6 in 2020.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

5th of 103 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficMalaysia's container port traffic rose from 18.1M in 2010 to 30.7M in 2024.2010201220142016201820202022202415M20M25M30M35M30.7M

Malaysia's container port traffic rose from 18.1M in 2010 to 30.7M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

5th of 165 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexMalaysia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 69.6 in 2006 to 98.7 in 2021.2010201520206070809010011098.7

Malaysia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 69.6 in 2006 to 98.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

25th of 138 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallMalaysia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.5 in 2007 to 3.6 in 2022.2010201520203.23.43.63.6

Malaysia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.5 in 2007 to 3.6 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Malaysia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 98.6 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202098%99%99%100%100%101%100.0 %

Malaysia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 98.6 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

127th of 183 · 22nd in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryMalaysia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 26.8 /100k in 2000 to 22.5 /100k in 2019.20002005201020152224262822.5 /100k

Malaysia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 26.8 /100k in 2000 to 22.5 /100k in 2019.

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