Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kansas instead of Malaysia, you would:
Economy
make 81.5% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in Kansas, the GDP per capita is $60,996 as of 2024.
be 11.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kansas, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 77.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Kansas, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
