Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 60.3% less likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 37.9% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 10.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
pay a 60.7% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 31.8% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 42.1% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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