Country size comparison
compared to
Malaysia is about 2.2 times bigger than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is approximately 148,460 sq km, while Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, making Malaysia 122% larger than Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the population of Bangladesh is ~175.7 million people (139.7 million fewer people live in Malaysia).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Bangladesh is 58.2% cheaper than Malaysia overall
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Moving from Malaysia to Bangladesh · UN DESA 2020
199,618 people born in Malaysia live in Bangladesh.
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