Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 87.2% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
be 33.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 51.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.1% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.4% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.6% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is Malaysia compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.