Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Malaysia instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 17.8% fewer children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Malaysia, about 98.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 79.4 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Saint Martin is about 6,063 times smaller than Malaysia.
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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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