Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 10.5% less likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2024.
be 43.0% less likely to die by suicide
Slovakia has a suicide rate of 9.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malaysia, it is 5.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.6 years less
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 55.4% less spent on your healthcare
Slovakia spends $3,230 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malaysia spends $1,441 as of 2023.
have 36.7% fewer doctors per person
Slovakia has 37.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malaysia has 23.4 as of 2023.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 62.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 54.0% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $13,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 45.4% more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malaysia, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Malaysia, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Malaysia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 34.8% less likely to be murdered
Slovakia has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovakia, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malaysia, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.9% less home broadband
Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malaysia has 13.6 as of 2024.
live with 41.6% more strain on fresh water
Slovakia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malaysia withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovakia, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malaysia, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.0% more CO2
Slovakia emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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