Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 21.6% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 55.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
be 69.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.
pay a 42.6% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
make 35.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 100.0% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malaysia, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.3% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.5% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
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