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International Rankings of Malaysia - 2021


SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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This table lists the international rankings of Malaysia, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Malaysia, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data Rank Value Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 108 9.04 2019
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total 46 2.965 million N/A
Internet users - percent of population 53 81.20 % 2018
Internet users - total 31 25.829 million N/A
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 67 22.70 2019
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions 23 7.446 million N/A
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 42 135.98 2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions 35 44.601 million N/A
Economy
Budget - expenditures 55 60.630 billion US Dollars 2017
Budget - revenues 52 51.250 billion US Dollars 2017
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) 59 3.00 % of GDP N/A
Current account balance 23 12.295 billion US Dollars 2019
Debt - external 37 224.596 billion US Dollars 2019
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Enforcement score 29 68 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Overall score 10 82 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Starting a Business score 76 83 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Trading score 32 89 2020
Exports 30 265.499 billion US Dollars 2019
GDP (official exchange rate) 38 364.631 billion US Dollars 2019
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services 25 71.40 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption 103 12.20 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption 128 55.30 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services 141 64.40 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital 44 25.30 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories 52 0.30 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture 85 8.80 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry 35 37.60 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services 124 53.60 % of GDP 2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 45 41 % 2015
Gross national saving 50 26 2018
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 36 34.70 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population 2009
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 33 1.80 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population N/A
Imports 30 233.719 billion US Dollars 2019
Industrial production growth rate 41 5.00 % 2017
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 80 0.60 % 2019
Labor force 36 15.139 million US Dollars 2020
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 90 11 % N/A
Labor force - by occupation - industry 8 36 % N/A
Labor force - by occupation - services 99 53 % 2012
Population below poverty line 143 6 % 2018
Public debt 74 54.10 % of GDP 2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 29 906.239 billion US Dollars 2019
Real GDP growth rate 45 4.31 % 2019
Real GDP per capita 72 28364 US Dollars 2019
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 25 102.400 billion US Dollars 2017
Taxes and other revenues 138 16.40 % of GDP N/A
Unemployment rate 136 3.30 % 2019
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 32 226.800 million 2017
Crude oil - exports 25 326200 2015
Crude oil - imports 35 166000 2015
Crude oil - production 27 647000 2018
Crude oil - proved reserves 26 3.600 billion 2018
Electricity - consumption 27 136.900 billion kWh 2016
Electricity - exports 91 3.000 million kWh 2015
Electricity - from fossil fuels 21 78 2016
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants 52 18 2017
Electricity - from other renewable sources 37 4 2017
Electricity - imports 108 33.000 million kWh 2016
Electricity - installed generating capacity 32 33.000 million kWh 2016
Electricity - production 29 148.300 billion 2016
Natural gas - consumption 32 30.440 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - exports 10 38.230 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - imports 45 2.803 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - production 14 69.490 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - proved reserves 23 1.183 trillion 2018
Refined petroleum products - consumption 29 704000 2016
Refined petroleum products - exports 32 208400 bbl/day 2015
Refined petroleum products - imports 25 304600 bbl/day 2015
Refined petroleum products - production 33 528300 bbl/day 2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions 20 248 megatons 2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions 32 52 megatons 2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions 120 16 micrograms per cubic meter 2016
Land use - agricultural land 131 23 2018
Land use - arable land 132 3 2018
Land use - forest 24 62 2018
Land use - other 141 15 2018
Land use - permanent crops 12 19 2018
Land use - permanent pasture 153 1 2018
Revenue from forest resources 38 2 % of GDP 2018
Total renewable water resources 19 580.000 billion 2017
Total water withdrawal - agricultural 67 2.505 billion cubic meters 2017
Total water withdrawal - industrial 41 1.641 billion cubic meters 2017
Total water withdrawal - municipal 39 1.342 billion cubic meters 2017
Urbanization - rate of urbanization 71 1.87 N/A
Urbanization - urban population 52 78 2021
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually 26 12.983 million tons 2014
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually 22 2.272 million tons 2016
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled 43 17.50 % 2016
Geography
Area - land 66 328657 sq km N/A
Area - total 68 329847 sq km N/A
Area - water 104 1190 sq km N/A
Coastline 31 4675 km N/A
Elevation - highest point 30 4095 meters N/A
Elevation - mean elevation 84 419 meters N/A
Irrigated land 61 3800 sq km 2012
Land boundaries - total 69 2742 km N/A
Land use - agricultural land 131 23 2018
Land use - arable land 132 3 2018
Land use - forest 24 62 2018
Land use - other 141 15 2018
Land use - permanent crops 12 19 2018
Land use - permanent pasture 153 1 2018
Total renewable water resources 19 580.000 billion 2017
Population Density 104 101.99 Persons per sq km N/A
Military
Military expenditures 60 1 % of GDP 2020
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years 84 16.63 0186
Age structure - 25-54 years 91 40.86 N/A
Age structure - 55-64 years 106 8.81 N/A
Birth rate 112 14.72 births/1,000 population 2021
Contraceptive prevalence rate 70 52.20 % 2014
Current Health Expenditure 72 4 % of GDP 2018
Death rate 151 5.66 deaths/1,000 population 2021
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio 83 10.40 % N/A
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio 71 9.70 % 2020
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio 134 44.20 % N/A
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio 102 33.80 % N/A
Drinking water source - improved 1 100 % of population N/A
Drinking water source - rural 61 12 % of population N/A
Drinking water source - total 77 3 % of population 2017
Education expenditures 37 4 % of GDP 2019
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 34 0.40 2020
HIV/AIDS - deaths 31 2000 2020
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 36 92000 2020
Hospital bed density 50 1.90 beds/1,000 population 2017
Infant mortality rate - female 151 6.30 deaths/1,000 live births 2021
Infant mortality rate - male 158 7.08 deaths/1,000 live births N/A
Infant mortality rate - total 155 6.70 deaths/1,000 live births N/A
Life expectancy at birth - female 104 78 years 2021
Life expectancy at birth - male 78 74 years N/A
Life expectancy at birth - total population 95 76 years N/A
Maternal mortality rate 92 29.00 2017
Median age - female 97 30 years 2020
Median age - male 87 29 years N/A
Median age - total 91 29 years N/A
Net migration rate 52 1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate 90 15.60 % 2016
Physicians density 91 1.54 physicians/1,000 population 2015
Population 42 33.519 million 2021
Population growth rate 80 1.06 % 2021
Sanitation facility access - improved 1 100 % of population N/A
Sanitation facility access - rural 114 1 % of population N/A
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female 8 14 years 2017
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male 8 13 years N/A
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total 8 14 years N/A
Sex ratio - 0-14 years 9 1.06 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - 15-24 years 21 1.03 N/A
Sex ratio - 25-54 years 23 1.02 N/A
Sex ratio - 55-64 years 19 1.03 N/A
Sex ratio - 65 years and over 21 0.90 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - at birth 7 1.07 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - total population 14 1.03 male(s)/female N/A
Total fertility rate 107 1.76 children born/woman 2021
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - female 95 12 2019
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - male 94 10 N/A
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - total 96 11 N/A
Urbanization - rate of urbanization 71 1.87 N/A
Urbanization - urban population 52 78 2021
Transportation
Airports 48 114 2013
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m 37 7 2017
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m 31 8 2017
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m 36 8 2017
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m 19 8 2017
Airports - with paved runways - total 43 39 2017
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m 27 8 2017
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m 52 6 2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total 41 75 2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m 28 69 2013
Heliports 22 4 2013
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers 23 1.404 billion 2018
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers 20 60.482 million 2018
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers 22 270.00 N/A
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers 15 13 2020
Railways - total 66 1851 km 2014
Roadways - paved 23 116169 km 1821
Roadways - total 32 144403 km N/A
Waterways 19 7200 km N/A

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

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