Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.3% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malaysia spends $1,441 as of 2023.
have 64.4% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malaysia has 23.4 as of 2023.
be 20.7% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malaysia, it is 5.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 72.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 51.3% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $13,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 87.3% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malaysia, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Malaysia, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Malaysia, about 98.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
Safety
be 13.1% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 90.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malaysia, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 83.1% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malaysia withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 69.7% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malaysia has 13.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malaysia, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 64.8% more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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