Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia (Asia) and Thailand (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Malaysia Thailand World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Malaysia: 240.85 Thailand: 102.81 World: 452.65 1961 Malaysia: 232.94 Thailand: 109.73 World: 471.93 1962 Malaysia: 238.84 Thailand: 116.18 World: 496.11 1963 Malaysia: 291.8 Thailand: 120.66 World: 525.19 1964 Malaysia: 302.93 Thailand: 128.64 World: 563.85 1965 Malaysia: 326.44 Thailand: 140.9 World: 601.89 1966 Malaysia: 338.57 Thailand: 164.53 World: 638.97 1967 Malaysia: 335.43 Thailand: 170.67 World: 664.4 1968 Malaysia: 342.44 Thailand: 178.84 World: 703.46 1969 Malaysia: 368.39 Thailand: 191.44 World: 761.11 1970 Malaysia: 379.63 Thailand: 197.1 World: 817.68 1971 Malaysia: 407.2 Thailand: 199.66 World: 884.88 1972 Malaysia: 472.36 Thailand: 215.58 World: 1,002 1973 Malaysia: 700.73 Thailand: 278.29 World: 1,201.53 1974 Malaysia: 847.81 Thailand: 342.98 World: 1,362.19 1975 Malaysia: 810.57 Thailand: 363.53 World: 1,488.94 1976 Malaysia: 940.44 Thailand: 405.41 World: 1,589.73 1977 Malaysia: 1,091.71 Thailand: 461.66 World: 1,766.28 1978 Malaysia: 1,326.89 Thailand: 548.23 World: 2,055.49 1979 Malaysia: 1,679.88 Thailand: 612.09 World: 2,335.19 1980 Malaysia: 1,886.12 Thailand: 708.73 World: 2,587.01 1981 Malaysia: 1,866.1 Thailand: 748.16 World: 2,628.62 1982 Malaysia: 1,937.75 Thailand: 770.4 World: 2,554.08 1983 Malaysia: 2,124.29 Thailand: 826.93 World: 2,561.17 1984 Malaysia: 2,299.81 Thailand: 846.93 World: 2,614.33 1985 Malaysia: 2,045.57 Thailand: 773.82 World: 2,690.59 1986 Malaysia: 1,759.73 Thailand: 842.1 World: 3,118.57 1987 Malaysia: 1,977.13 Thailand: 970.45 World: 3,487.88 1988 Malaysia: 2,099.95 Thailand: 1,164.2 World: 3,829.99 1989 Malaysia: 2,243.6 Thailand: 1,341.73 World: 3,930.51 1990 Malaysia: 2,468.69 Thailand: 1,559.11 World: 4,338.94 1991 Malaysia: 2,679.2 Thailand: 1,765.62 World: 4,453.9 1992 Malaysia: 3,141.43 Thailand: 1,971.61 World: 4,679.98 1993 Malaysia: 3,462 Thailand: 2,245.14 World: 4,685.3 1994 Malaysia: 3,757.65 Thailand: 2,517.71 World: 4,967.01 1995 Malaysia: 4,363.14 Thailand: 2,864.37 World: 5,463.2 1996 Malaysia: 4,837.17 Thailand: 3,054.66 World: 5,507.22 1997 Malaysia: 4,678.56 Thailand: 2,473.14 World: 5,408.57 1998 Malaysia: 3,294.31 Thailand: 1,847.7 World: 5,302.34 1999 Malaysia: 3,527.82 Thailand: 2,033.24 World: 5,401.23 2000 Malaysia: 4,083.53 Thailand: 2,005.98 World: 5,512.56 2001 Malaysia: 3,943.8 Thailand: 1,889.93 World: 5,404.2 2002 Malaysia: 4,184.03 Thailand: 2,089.75 World: 5,539.32 2003 Malaysia: 4,465.32 Thailand: 2,347.54 World: 6,129.87 2004 Malaysia: 4,939.25 Thailand: 2,641.56 World: 6,818 2005 Malaysia: 5,555.58 Thailand: 2,867.7 World: 7,290.57 2006 Malaysia: 6,158.41 Thailand: 3,331.32 World: 7,803.19 2007 Malaysia: 7,168.93 Thailand: 3,918.53 World: 8,685.33 2008 Malaysia: 8,371.82 Thailand: 4,309.14 World: 9,425.74 2009 Malaysia: 7,191.43 Thailand: 4,135.44 World: 8,827.04 2010 Malaysia: 8,899.35 Thailand: 4,973.86 World: 9,555.07 2011 Malaysia: 10,217.11 Thailand: 5,373.62 World: 10,496.93 2012 Malaysia: 10,600.57 Thailand: 5,725.53 World: 10,597.85 2013 Malaysia: 10,713.64 Thailand: 6,018.08 World: 10,759.35 2014 Malaysia: 11,013.31 Thailand: 5,801.2 World: 10,912.24 2015 Malaysia: 9,648.68 Thailand: 5,688.85 World: 10,191.98 2016 Malaysia: 9,476.53 Thailand: 5,833.58 World: 10,239.47 2017 Malaysia: 9,862.55 Thailand: 6,413.09 World: 10,784.4 2018 Malaysia: 10,901.8 Thailand: 7,099.78 World: 11,344.73 2019 Malaysia: 10,920.19 Thailand: 7,605.7 World: 11,417.6 2020 Malaysia: 9,957.53 Thailand: 6,983.03 World: 10,999.49 2021 Malaysia: 10,903.1 Thailand: 7,055.19 World: 12,472.91 2022 Malaysia: 11,754.57 Thailand: 6,910.01 World: 12,876.24 2023 Malaysia: 11,386.04 Thailand: 7,210.54 World: 13,313.86 2024 Malaysia: 11,874.43 Thailand: 7,386.64 World: 13,717.09 2025 Malaysia: 13,124.56 Thailand: 8,056.56 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Malaysia Thailand World

50 60 70 80 1960 Malaysia: 57.17 Thailand: 50.61 World: 50.94 1961 Malaysia: 58.02 Thailand: 51.07 World: 52.8 1962 Malaysia: 58.86 Thailand: 51.44 World: 55.29 1963 Malaysia: 59.67 Thailand: 51.99 World: 55.65 1964 Malaysia: 60.45 Thailand: 52.54 World: 56.1 1965 Malaysia: 61.14 Thailand: 53.13 World: 55.93 1966 Malaysia: 61.68 Thailand: 53.73 World: 56.45 1967 Malaysia: 62.04 Thailand: 54.32 World: 56.9 1968 Malaysia: 62.44 Thailand: 54.98 World: 57.34 1969 Malaysia: 62.87 Thailand: 55.71 World: 57.68 1970 Malaysia: 63.3 Thailand: 56.47 World: 57.94 1971 Malaysia: 63.77 Thailand: 57.1 World: 58.02 1972 Malaysia: 64.23 Thailand: 57.75 World: 58.84 1973 Malaysia: 64.73 Thailand: 58.32 World: 59.3 1974 Malaysia: 65.2 Thailand: 59.03 World: 59.7 1975 Malaysia: 65.7 Thailand: 59.71 World: 60.13 1976 Malaysia: 66.23 Thailand: 60.37 World: 60.45 1977 Malaysia: 66.72 Thailand: 60.91 World: 61.04 1978 Malaysia: 67.17 Thailand: 61.27 World: 61.39 1979 Malaysia: 67.61 Thailand: 61.7 World: 61.84 1980 Malaysia: 68.06 Thailand: 62.19 World: 62.15 1981 Malaysia: 68.46 Thailand: 62.86 World: 62.52 1982 Malaysia: 68.88 Thailand: 63.6 World: 62.87 1983 Malaysia: 69.21 Thailand: 64.5 World: 63.13 1984 Malaysia: 69.55 Thailand: 65.55 World: 63.44 1985 Malaysia: 69.86 Thailand: 66.54 World: 63.73 1986 Malaysia: 70.13 Thailand: 67.31 World: 64.12 1987 Malaysia: 70.35 Thailand: 67.83 World: 64.46 1988 Malaysia: 70.55 Thailand: 68.19 World: 64.67 1989 Malaysia: 70.76 Thailand: 68.56 World: 64.96 1990 Malaysia: 70.95 Thailand: 68.92 World: 65.11 1991 Malaysia: 71.22 Thailand: 69.13 World: 65.3 1992 Malaysia: 71.48 Thailand: 69.35 World: 65.55 1993 Malaysia: 71.72 Thailand: 69.57 World: 65.74 1994 Malaysia: 71.87 Thailand: 69.66 World: 65.96 1995 Malaysia: 71.98 Thailand: 69.76 World: 66.2 1996 Malaysia: 72.12 Thailand: 69.94 World: 66.52 1997 Malaysia: 72.3 Thailand: 70.36 World: 66.83 1998 Malaysia: 72.39 Thailand: 70.7 World: 67.07 1999 Malaysia: 72.43 Thailand: 70.98 World: 67.31 2000 Malaysia: 72.73 Thailand: 71.21 World: 67.65 2001 Malaysia: 73.08 Thailand: 71.52 World: 67.95 2002 Malaysia: 73.47 Thailand: 71.78 World: 68.23 2003 Malaysia: 73.73 Thailand: 72.1 World: 68.52 2004 Malaysia: 74.03 Thailand: 72.1 World: 68.77 2005 Malaysia: 74.37 Thailand: 72.89 World: 69.11 2006 Malaysia: 74.7 Thailand: 73.34 World: 69.47 2007 Malaysia: 74.96 Thailand: 73.78 World: 69.81 2008 Malaysia: 75.15 Thailand: 74.22 World: 70 2009 Malaysia: 75.27 Thailand: 74.67 World: 70.38 2010 Malaysia: 75.38 Thailand: 75.01 World: 70.68 2011 Malaysia: 75.49 Thailand: 75.3 World: 70.97 2012 Malaysia: 75.55 Thailand: 75.59 World: 71.26 2013 Malaysia: 75.46 Thailand: 75.96 World: 71.53 2014 Malaysia: 75.35 Thailand: 76.28 World: 71.78 2015 Malaysia: 75.29 Thailand: 76.56 World: 71.97 2016 Malaysia: 75.37 Thailand: 76.77 World: 72.19 2017 Malaysia: 75.54 Thailand: 76.99 World: 72.37 2018 Malaysia: 75.73 Thailand: 77.19 World: 72.64 2019 Malaysia: 75.9 Thailand: 77.2 World: 72.87 2020 Malaysia: 76.06 Thailand: 77.33 World: 72.18 2021 Malaysia: 73.92 Thailand: 77.61 World: 71.22 2022 Malaysia: 75.44 Thailand: 75.29 World: 72.97 2023 Malaysia: 76.66 Thailand: 76.41 World: 73.33 2024 Malaysia: 76.82 Thailand: 76.56 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Malaysia Thailand World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Malaysia: 6.41 Thailand: 6.33 World: 4.69 1961 Malaysia: 6.37 Thailand: 6.32 World: 4.56 1962 Malaysia: 6.3 Thailand: 6.33 World: 5.02 1963 Malaysia: 6.19 Thailand: 6.34 World: 5.31 1964 Malaysia: 6.03 Thailand: 6.31 World: 5.13 1965 Malaysia: 5.84 Thailand: 6.26 World: 5.08 1966 Malaysia: 5.64 Thailand: 6.18 World: 4.97 1967 Malaysia: 5.43 Thailand: 6.08 World: 4.87 1968 Malaysia: 5.29 Thailand: 5.93 World: 4.98 1969 Malaysia: 5.16 Thailand: 5.7 World: 4.88 1970 Malaysia: 5.04 Thailand: 5.45 World: 4.84 1971 Malaysia: 4.92 Thailand: 5.25 World: 4.69 1972 Malaysia: 4.82 Thailand: 5.08 World: 4.55 1973 Malaysia: 4.73 Thailand: 4.85 World: 4.42 1974 Malaysia: 4.62 Thailand: 4.6 World: 4.26 1975 Malaysia: 4.5 Thailand: 4.36 World: 4.07 1976 Malaysia: 4.4 Thailand: 4.12 World: 3.97 1977 Malaysia: 4.28 Thailand: 3.87 World: 3.84 1978 Malaysia: 4.18 Thailand: 3.62 World: 3.77 1979 Malaysia: 4.09 Thailand: 3.45 World: 3.76 1980 Malaysia: 4.04 Thailand: 3.29 World: 3.73 1981 Malaysia: 4 Thailand: 3.13 World: 3.71 1982 Malaysia: 3.97 Thailand: 2.94 World: 3.72 1983 Malaysia: 3.93 Thailand: 2.76 World: 3.59 1984 Malaysia: 3.89 Thailand: 2.58 World: 3.57 1985 Malaysia: 3.8 Thailand: 2.45 World: 3.53 1986 Malaysia: 3.7 Thailand: 2.36 World: 3.51 1987 Malaysia: 3.57 Thailand: 2.26 World: 3.48 1988 Malaysia: 3.5 Thailand: 2.17 World: 3.39 1989 Malaysia: 3.31 Thailand: 2.14 World: 3.35 1990 Malaysia: 3.3 Thailand: 2.07 World: 3.31 1991 Malaysia: 3.34 Thailand: 2.04 World: 3.13 1992 Malaysia: 3.37 Thailand: 2.01 World: 3.04 1993 Malaysia: 3.36 Thailand: 1.97 World: 2.97 1994 Malaysia: 3.35 Thailand: 1.93 World: 2.92 1995 Malaysia: 3.32 Thailand: 1.89 World: 2.87 1996 Malaysia: 3.3 Thailand: 1.87 World: 2.82 1997 Malaysia: 3.23 Thailand: 1.85 World: 2.78 1998 Malaysia: 3.12 Thailand: 1.82 World: 2.75 1999 Malaysia: 3.07 Thailand: 1.77 World: 2.72 2000 Malaysia: 2.94 Thailand: 1.73 World: 2.73 2001 Malaysia: 2.81 Thailand: 1.71 World: 2.69 2002 Malaysia: 2.66 Thailand: 1.69 World: 2.66 2003 Malaysia: 2.6 Thailand: 1.67 World: 2.64 2004 Malaysia: 2.49 Thailand: 1.67 World: 2.63 2005 Malaysia: 2.39 Thailand: 1.64 World: 2.61 2006 Malaysia: 2.31 Thailand: 1.63 World: 2.61 2007 Malaysia: 2.25 Thailand: 1.62 World: 2.6 2008 Malaysia: 2.26 Thailand: 1.59 World: 2.6 2009 Malaysia: 2.22 Thailand: 1.57 World: 2.59 2010 Malaysia: 2.14 Thailand: 1.56 World: 2.57 2011 Malaysia: 2.15 Thailand: 1.57 World: 2.55 2012 Malaysia: 2.12 Thailand: 1.56 World: 2.56 2013 Malaysia: 2.07 Thailand: 1.53 World: 2.53 2014 Malaysia: 2.06 Thailand: 1.48 World: 2.52 2015 Malaysia: 2.01 Thailand: 1.45 World: 2.49 2016 Malaysia: 1.94 Thailand: 1.4 World: 2.49 2017 Malaysia: 1.89 Thailand: 1.36 World: 2.46 2018 Malaysia: 1.84 Thailand: 1.32 World: 2.39 2019 Malaysia: 1.78 Thailand: 1.29 World: 2.35 2020 Malaysia: 1.68 Thailand: 1.26 World: 2.28 2021 Malaysia: 1.56 Thailand: 1.23 World: 2.25 2022 Malaysia: 1.55 Thailand: 1.22 World: 2.22 2023 Malaysia: 1.55 Thailand: 1.21 World: 2.2 2024 Malaysia: 1.54 Thailand: 1.2 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Malaysia Thailand World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Malaysia: 3.7 Thailand: 2.63 World: 5.12 1992 Malaysia: 3.71 Thailand: 1.35 World: 5.28 1993 Malaysia: 4.11 Thailand: 1.49 World: 5.54 1994 Malaysia: 3.64 Thailand: 1.35 World: 5.79 1995 Malaysia: 3.15 Thailand: 1.1 World: 5.92 1996 Malaysia: 2.52 Thailand: 1.07 World: 5.98 1997 Malaysia: 2.45 Thailand: 0.87 World: 6.01 1998 Malaysia: 3.2 Thailand: 3.4 World: 6.16 1999 Malaysia: 3.43 Thailand: 2.97 World: 6.28 2000 Malaysia: 3 Thailand: 2.39 World: 6.11 2001 Malaysia: 3.53 Thailand: 2.6 World: 6.19 2002 Malaysia: 3.48 Thailand: 1.82 World: 6.41 2003 Malaysia: 3.61 Thailand: 1.54 World: 6.48 2004 Malaysia: 3.54 Thailand: 1.51 World: 6.33 2005 Malaysia: 3.53 Thailand: 1.35 World: 6.22 2006 Malaysia: 3.32 Thailand: 1.22 World: 5.97 2007 Malaysia: 3.31 Thailand: 1.18 World: 5.77 2008 Malaysia: 3.34 Thailand: 1.18 World: 5.82 2009 Malaysia: 3.62 Thailand: 1.49 World: 6.41 2010 Malaysia: 3.32 Thailand: 0.62 World: 6.28 2011 Malaysia: 3.05 Thailand: 0.66 World: 6.15 2012 Malaysia: 3.04 Thailand: 0.58 World: 6.15 2013 Malaysia: 3.14 Thailand: 0.25 World: 6.1 2014 Malaysia: 2.88 Thailand: 0.58 World: 5.96 2015 Malaysia: 3.1 Thailand: 0.6 World: 6 2016 Malaysia: 3.44 Thailand: 0.69 World: 5.97 2017 Malaysia: 3.41 Thailand: 0.83 World: 5.9 2018 Malaysia: 3.3 Thailand: 0.77 World: 5.76 2019 Malaysia: 3.33 Thailand: 0.72 World: 5.59 2020 Malaysia: 4.54 Thailand: 1.1 World: 6.59 2021 Malaysia: 4.64 Thailand: 1.22 World: 6.05 2022 Malaysia: 3.93 Thailand: 0.94 World: 5.23 2023 Malaysia: 3.86 Thailand: 0.73 World: 4.85 2024 Malaysia: 3.85 Thailand: 0.78 World: 4.81 2025 Malaysia: 3.76 Thailand: 0.78 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Malaysia Thailand World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Malaysia: 2.7 Thailand: 0.56 World: 4.14 1971 Malaysia: 2.67 Thailand: 0.55 World: 4.04 1972 Malaysia: 1.4 Thailand: 0.6 World: 4.16 1973 Malaysia: 1.41 Thailand: 0.65 World: 4.32 1974 Malaysia: 1.65 Thailand: 0.63 World: 4.23 1975 Malaysia: 1.73 Thailand: 0.63 World: 4.14 1976 Malaysia: 1.86 Thailand: 0.7 World: 4.31 1977 Malaysia: 1.79 Thailand: 0.75 World: 4.36 1978 Malaysia: 2.24 Thailand: 0.81 World: 4.42 1979 Malaysia: 2.5 Thailand: 0.84 World: 4.46 1980 Malaysia: 2.52 Thailand: 0.86 World: 4.33 1981 Malaysia: 2.5 Thailand: 0.83 World: 4.18 1982 Malaysia: 2.61 Thailand: 0.79 World: 4.05 1983 Malaysia: 2.87 Thailand: 0.86 World: 4.01 1984 Malaysia: 2.92 Thailand: 0.91 World: 4.07 1985 Malaysia: 2.8 Thailand: 0.97 World: 4.05 1986 Malaysia: 2.79 Thailand: 0.98 World: 4.04 1987 Malaysia: 2.75 Thailand: 1.12 World: 4.1 1988 Malaysia: 2.85 Thailand: 1.25 World: 4.16 1989 Malaysia: 3.27 Thailand: 1.44 World: 4.16 1990 Malaysia: 3.61 Thailand: 1.74 World: 4.15 1991 Malaysia: 4.11 Thailand: 1.87 World: 4.1 1992 Malaysia: 4.21 Thailand: 2.02 World: 4.01 1993 Malaysia: 4.11 Thailand: 2.25 World: 3.97 1994 Malaysia: 4.42 Thailand: 2.48 World: 3.94 1995 Malaysia: 4.47 Thailand: 2.77 World: 3.99 1996 Malaysia: 4.96 Thailand: 3.07 World: 4.01 1997 Malaysia: 5.3 Thailand: 3.09 World: 4.02 1998 Malaysia: 5.05 Thailand: 2.71 World: 3.98 1999 Malaysia: 5.33 Thailand: 2.8 World: 3.95 2000 Malaysia: 5.69 Thailand: 2.77 World: 4.01 2001 Malaysia: 5.88 Thailand: 2.88 World: 4.01 2002 Malaysia: 6.08 Thailand: 3.04 World: 4.02 2003 Malaysia: 6.34 Thailand: 3.13 World: 4.15 2004 Malaysia: 6.71 Thailand: 3.38 World: 4.28 2005 Malaysia: 7.01 Thailand: 3.47 World: 4.39 2006 Malaysia: 7.11 Thailand: 3.5 World: 4.48 2007 Malaysia: 7.59 Thailand: 3.54 World: 4.59 2008 Malaysia: 7.84 Thailand: 3.53 World: 4.56 2009 Malaysia: 7.04 Thailand: 3.41 World: 4.45 2010 Malaysia: 7.52 Thailand: 3.59 World: 4.67 2011 Malaysia: 7.48 Thailand: 3.58 World: 4.76 2012 Malaysia: 7.41 Thailand: 3.81 World: 4.77 2013 Malaysia: 7.86 Thailand: 3.95 World: 4.81 2014 Malaysia: 8.19 Thailand: 3.88 World: 4.78 2015 Malaysia: 8.1 Thailand: 3.99 World: 4.7 2016 Malaysia: 7.79 Thailand: 3.92 World: 4.65 2017 Malaysia: 7.35 Thailand: 3.95 World: 4.67 2018 Malaysia: 7.73 Thailand: 3.88 World: 4.73 2019 Malaysia: 7.63 Thailand: 4.01 World: 4.7 2020 Malaysia: 7.47 Thailand: 3.85 World: 4.47 2021 Malaysia: 7.52 Thailand: 3.74 World: 4.68 2022 Malaysia: 7.98 Thailand: 3.96 World: 4.67 2023 Malaysia: 8.04 Thailand: 3.84 World: 4.68 2024 Malaysia: 8.32 Thailand: 3.96 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Malaysia Thailand World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Malaysia: 48.63 Thailand: 15.03 World: 15.6 2006 Malaysia: 51.64 Thailand: 17.16 World: 17.2 2007 Malaysia: 55.7 Thailand: 20.03 World: 20.2 2008 Malaysia: 55.8 Thailand: 18.2 World: 22.8 2009 Malaysia: 55.9 Thailand: 20.1 World: 25.3 2010 Malaysia: 56.3 Thailand: 22.4 World: 28.4 2011 Malaysia: 61 Thailand: 23.67 World: 30.9 2012 Malaysia: 65.8 Thailand: 26.46 World: 33.3 2013 Malaysia: 57.06 Thailand: 28.94 World: 35.3 2014 Malaysia: 63.67 Thailand: 34.89 World: 37.4 2015 Malaysia: 71.06 Thailand: 39.32 World: 39.9 2016 Malaysia: 78.79 Thailand: 47.51 World: 43.6 2017 Malaysia: 80.14 Thailand: 52.89 World: 46.3 2018 Malaysia: 81.2 Thailand: 56.82 World: 49.4 2019 Malaysia: 84.19 Thailand: 66.65 World: 53.9 2020 Malaysia: 89.56 Thailand: 77.84 World: 60.1 2021 Malaysia: 96.75 Thailand: 85.27 World: 63.8 2022 Malaysia: 97.4 Thailand: 87.98 World: 67 2023 Malaysia: 97.69 Thailand: 89.54 World: 69.2 2024 Malaysia: 98.02 Thailand: 90.87 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Population 36 mn 2025
45th of 215		 71.6 mn 2025
20th of 215
Population density 106.9 /km² 2023
96th of 214		 140.3 /km² 2023
81st of 214
Population growth 1.17 % 2025
90th of 215		 -0.07 % 2025
174th of 215
Life expectancy 76.8 years 2024
84th of 215		 76.6 years 2024
88th of 215
Fertility rate 1.54 2024
143rd of 215		 1.20 2024
197th of 215
Birth rate 12.4 ‰ 2024
115th of 215		 8.1 ‰ 2024
186th of 215
Infant mortality 7.0 ‰ 2024
61st of 196		 7.7 ‰ 2024
67th of 196
Urban population 77.4 % 2025
67th of 215		 62.8 % 2025
116th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.0 % 2025
116th of 215		 16.0 % 2025
60th of 215
Living in cities 55.7 % 2025
37th of 215		 36.0 % 2025
111th of 215
Living in towns 27.4 % 2025
131st of 215		 26.4 % 2025
141st of 215
Living in rural areas 16.9 % 2025
157th of 215		 37.7 % 2025
53rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Human Development Index 0.819 2023
67th of 193		 0.798 2023
76th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.707 2023
61st of 169		 0.677 2023
66th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.677 2023
79th of 156		 0.726 2023
48th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.172 2023
47th of 172		 0.288 2023
73rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
GDP 472.2 bn US$ 2025
33rd of 186		 577 bn US$ 2025
29th of 186
GDP per capita 13,125 US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 8,057 US$ 2025
91st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 41,498 int. $ 2025
56th of 185		 26,250 int. $ 2025
76th of 185
GNI per capita 12,380 US$ 2025
70th of 182		 7,690 US$ 2025
90th of 182
GDP growth 5.2 % 2025
42nd of 186		 2.4 % 2025
123rd of 186
Inflation 1.4 % 2025
125th of 165		 -0.1 % 2025
155th of 165
Trade 136.4 % 2025
24th of 138		 138.4 % 2025
22nd of 138
Exports 71.0 % 2025
22nd of 138		 71.1 % 2025
21st of 138
FDI inflows 3.7 % 2024
68th of 192		 3.3 % 2025
85th of 192
Manufacturing 22.1 % 2025
12th of 132		 23.7 % 2025
9th of 132
Agriculture 8.2 % 2025
69th of 158		 8.7 % 2025
65th of 158
Tax revenue 12.4 % 2024
71st of 89		 15.2 % 2024
59th of 89
Government debt 64.6 % 2024
32nd of 56		 61.9 % 2024
18th of 56
Military spending 1.0 % 2024
108th of 147		 1.1 % 2024
102nd of 147

Labour

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Unemployment 3.8 % 2025
64th of 181		 0.8 % 2025
4th of 181
Youth unemployment 12.0 % 2025
89th of 181		 4.5 % 2025
24th of 181
Women in the labour force 51.6 % 2025
104th of 181		 59.0 % 2025
55th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 9.2 % 2025
110th of 181		 28.6 % 2025
62nd of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.5 h 2025
26th of 181		 42.1 h 2025
50th of 181
Youth NEET rate 10.3 % 2025
34th of 181		 12.9 % 2025
57th of 181
Labour income share 40.7 % 2025
83rd of 114		 47.0 % 2023
Output per hour 30.4 $ 2025
69th of 181		 17.9 $ 2025
103rd of 181

Health

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Health spending 4.0 % 2023
155th of 192		 4.5 % 2023
136th of 192
Health spending per person 450 US$ 2023
99th of 191		 327 US$ 2023
108th of 191
Physicians 2.34 /1,000 2023
62nd of 125		 0.54 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 8.3 ‰ 2024
60th of 196		 9.0 ‰ 2024
66th of 196
Maternal mortality 26 /100k 2023
76th of 194		 34 /100k 2023
82nd of 194
Tobacco use 16.9 % 2024
72nd of 166		 17.8 % 2024
77th of 166
Safe drinking water 94.7 % 2024
52nd of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Calories per person 2,983 kcal 2024
81st of 155		 2,806 kcal 2024
95th of 155
Protein supply 92.5 g 2022
85th of 174		 68.1 g 2022
142nd of 174
Animal protein supply 53.2 g 2022
70th of 174		 27.6 g 2022
126th of 174
Fat supply 101.1 g 2022
83rd of 174		 60.6 g 2022
138th of 174
Food insecurity 15.4 % 2024
57th of 134		 4.5 % 2024
13th of 134
Severe food insecurity 5.2 % 2024
68th of 124		 0.6 % 2024
7th of 124
Cereal import dependency 78.1 % 2022
47th of 160		 -18.5 % 2022
137th of 160

Education

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Literacy 95.8 % 2022 91.1 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 80.3 % 2024
85th of 108		 92.1 % 2025
56th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 38.5 % 2024
85th of 128		 49.1 % 2025
74th of 128
Education spending 3.5 % 2023
65th of 121		 2.5 % 2023
95th of 121
Expected schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
125th of 195		 15.4 yrs 2023
62nd of 195
Mean schooling 11.1 yrs 2023
68th of 193		 9.0 yrs 2023
109th of 193

Society

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Income inequality 40.7 2021
72nd of 93		 33.3 2024
57th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2021
7th of 93		 0.0 % 2024
16th of 93
Internet use 98.0 % 2024
12th of 182		 90.9 % 2024
52nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 139.7 /100 2024
36th of 151		 160.6 /100 2024
18th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
78th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
104th of 213
Women in parliament 13.5 % 2025
152nd of 184		 19.6 % 2025
124th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Refugees hosted 150,164 2025
40th of 177		 84,017 2025
54th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 4.2 ‰ 2025
66th of 177		 1.2 ‰ 2025
84th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 63,011 2025
21st of 177		 2,880 2025
84th of 177
Refugees from the country 2,477 2025
88th of 199		 327 2025
128th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
129th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
178th of 199

Governance

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Control of corruption 57.9 /100 2024
68th of 207		 37.2 /100 2024
134th of 207
Government effectiveness 69.1 /100 2024
41st of 205		 56.3 /100 2024
82nd of 205
Rule of law 62.9 /100 2024
79th of 207		 53.3 /100 2024
112th of 207
Regulatory quality 65.6 /100 2024
49th of 205		 56.5 /100 2024
84th of 205
Voice and accountability 54.6 /100 2024
111th of 205		 47.1 /100 2024
130th of 205
Political stability 72.5 /100 2024
84th of 207		 54.2 /100 2024
160th of 207

Environment

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
CO₂ per capita 8.32 t 2024
178th of 202		 3.96 t 2024
131st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 290.2 Mt 2024
20th of 204		 267.8 Mt 2024
23rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.75 % 2024
20th of 204		 0.69 % 2024
23rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 7.0 Gt 2024
32nd of 204		 8.3 Gt 2024
29th of 204
GHG per capita 9.34 t 2024
169th of 202		 5.89 t 2024
138th of 202
Renewable energy 7.5 % 2021
158th of 211		 19.0 % 2021
111th of 211
Forest area 57.7 % 2023
31st of 212		 38.7 % 2023
79th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.9 µg/m³ 2023
91st of 200		 23.5 µg/m³ 2023
135th of 200
Water stress 3.4 % 2022
41st of 176		 23.0 % 2022
115th of 176
Land area 328,550 km² 2023
66th of 214		 510,890 km² 2023
50th of 214

Energy

Indicator Malaysia Thailand
Renewable electricity 20.4 % 2025
121st of 190		 16.6 % 2025
135th of 190
Wind and solar 3.2 % 2025
120th of 190		 7.1 % 2025
107th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 20.4 % 2025
127th of 190		 16.6 % 2025
139th of 190
Fossil electricity 79.6 % 2025
127th of 190		 83.4 % 2025
139th of 190
Coal power 44.9 % 2025
171st of 188		 17.8 % 2025
149th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 606 g/kWh 2025
142nd of 190		 546 g/kWh 2025
124th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.81 MWh 2025
44th of 191		 3.14 MWh 2025
86th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.