Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
be 63.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
make 18.0% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 71.2% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.