Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 78.2% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.6% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 60.7% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.0% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 25.8% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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