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Malaysia
Quick facts
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Population
- 31 m
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Languages
- English, Malay
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit (RM)
- Demonym
- Malaysian
- UN member
- Yes
How Malaysia compares
Economy size$422 B
35th of 178 worldwide · 5th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Income per person$11,874
68th of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Life expectancy76.8 yrs
65th of 179 worldwide · 1st of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Internet access98.0%
11th of 179 worldwide · 1st of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Military spending$4.3 B
49th of 163 worldwide · 6th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Highlights
GDP
$422 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$11,874
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
76.8 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
1.0%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
1,218
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
6.9%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Malacca Sultanate and the spice straits to a multiethnic federation of peninsula and Borneo.
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