Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 30.7% less likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 76.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.

pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate

Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 66.1% more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 52.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 15.4% more likely to have internet access

In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 27.3% more on education

Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 20.8 times more coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).

Malaysia: At a glance

Malaysia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 328,657 sq km. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies and has introduced some civil reforms.
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