Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Malaysia, you would:

Economy

make 83.1% more money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in Pennsylvania, the GDP per capita is $61,506 as of 2024.

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be 82.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Pennsylvania, however, that number is 11.3% as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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