Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 28.2% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.0 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
