Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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 53.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
make 30.0% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 21.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
have 37.7% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.7% less on healthcare
Cyprus 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 7.2 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.