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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Malaysia vs Australia

Malaysia and Australia compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Australia leads in 5 of the comparable categories.

3

Malaysia wins

5

Australia wins

MetricMalaysiaAustralia
Population35,126,29826,659,922
GDP Per Capita$11,386$65,058
Life Expectancy76.783.1
Population Growth Rate1.232.43
Urban Population76.4%87.5%
Fertility Rate1.551.50
Infant Mortality (per 1000)6.93.1
Literacy Rate--
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.7%
Internet Users97.4%96.1%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10002.344.09
Gini Index-33.8
Forest Area57.7%17.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Malaysia has a population of 35,126,298 compared to Australia's 26,659,922.

Across the metrics compared, Malaysia leads in 3 categories while Australia leads in 5. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.