Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 36.1% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 59.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
be 69.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
pay a 40.7% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
have 68.2% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
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