Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.0 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.