Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 55.9% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 45.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
make 40.4% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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.
be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.1% more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.