Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

be 50.6% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.

Life

be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 77.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 46.1% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 39.3% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Malaysia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 32.0% more coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Malaysia: At a glance

Malaysia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 328,657 sq km. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies and has introduced some civil reforms.
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