Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 26.4% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.
make 20.0% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $33,600 as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 73.2% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 40.9% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malaysia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.4% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.2% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.