Quality of life comparison

live 5.7 years longer

In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 41.7% more likely to be obese

In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 82.6% more money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 62.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 91.8% higher top tax rate

Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 24.7% fewer children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 52.4% more on education

Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.6% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.