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Malaysia

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Key facts

  • currency: Malaysian ringgit
  • capital city: Kuala Lumpur
  • region: South-Eastern Asia
  • continent: Asia
  • land area: 328,550 km²
  • population: 34,308,525 people
  • political leader: Muhyiddin Yassin (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Summary

Malaysia is a country. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, located in the South-Eastern Asia region of Asia. It has a land area of 328,550 km², a population of 34,308,525 people and uses the currency Malaysian ringgit. The Prime Minister is Muhyiddin Yassin.

Location on a map: [2°50′N, 112°50′E]

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Environment

Malaysia is one of the countries in Asia, countries in South-Eastern Asia and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 85,710.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 1.18 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 277.53 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 42.28 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 46.60 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 9.28 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 1.16 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.68 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -5.51 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.79 births per woman
  • Forest area: 190,638 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 96.63 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 353.92 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 26.70
  • Methane emissions: 62.99 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 11.07 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 16,788,267 people
  • Male population: 17,520,258 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 7.50 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 318,197.57 km²
  • Rural population: 7,302,226 people
  • Urban land area: 11,417.64 km²
  • Urban population: 27,006,299 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 6.52 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Malaysia by population

Cities in Malaysia

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Malaysia

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Malaysia

Evolution of historical forest area in Malaysia

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Malaysia

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Malaysia

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Malaysia

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Malaysia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Malaysia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical land area in Malaysia

Evolution of historical median age in Malaysia

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Malaysia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Evolution of historical population in Malaysia

Relationship between urban land area and population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical female population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical male population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Malaysia

Evolution of historical rural land area in Malaysia

Evolution of historical rural population in Malaysia

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Malaysia

Evolution of historical urban land area in Malaysia

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical urban population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Malaysia

Relationship between population and date in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Malaysia

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Malaysia

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Malaysia

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Malaysia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Malaysia

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Malaysia

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Malaysia

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Malaysia

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Distribution of sites in Malaysia by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Malaysia

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Malaysia

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Malaysia

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Malaysia

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Malaysia

Geographical distribution of sites in Malaysia by area

Sites in Malaysia

Proportion of transboundary sites in Malaysia

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Malaysia by mean width

Wildfires in Malaysia

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Malaysia

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 136,000 people
  • Democracy score: 6.88
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 97.69 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 0.96 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 48,997 people
  • Press freedom: 2.13
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 13.51 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Malaysia

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Malaysia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Malaysia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Malaysia

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Malaysia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Malaysia

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Malaysia

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Malaysia

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Malaysia

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Malaysia

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Malaysia

Evolution of historical net migration in Malaysia

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia

Political parties in Malaysia

Distribution of politicians from Malaysia by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Malaysia

Politicians from Malaysia

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Business

  • Central government debt: 60.27 % of GDP
  • Expense: 17.93 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 399,648,828,546.50 current US$
  • Inflation: 2.49 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 24.74 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 11.65 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.85 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 21.53 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Malaysia

Distribution of companies founded in Malaysia by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Malaysia

Companies from Malaysia

Proportion of employee types in companies from Malaysia

Evolution of historical central government debt in Malaysia

Evolution of historical expense in Malaysia

Evolution of historical GDP in Malaysia

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Malaysia

Evolution of historical inflation in Malaysia

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Malaysia

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Malaysia

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Malaysia

Evolution of historical unemployment in Malaysia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Malaysia

Exchanges in Malaysia

Proportion of shops per country in Malaysia

Shops in Malaysia

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Health

  • Birth rate: 15.02 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 5.44 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 487.01 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 4.38 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.09 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.01 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 76
  • Suicide mortality rate: 5.70 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Malaysia

Evolution of historical birth rate in Malaysia

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Malaysia

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Malaysia

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Malaysia

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Malaysia

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Malaysia

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Malaysia

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Malaysia

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Malaysia

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Malaysia

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Malaysia

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Malaysia

Diseases in Malaysia

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Malaysia

Proportion of diseases in Malaysia by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Malaysia by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Malaysia

Evolution of historical deaths in Malaysia

Relationship between cases and deaths in Malaysia

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Malaysia by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Malaysia

Athletes from Malaysia

Proportion of competitions per city in Malaysia

Competitions in Malaysia

Proportion of competitions per country in Malaysia

Distribution of competitions in Malaysia by start date

Proportion of medals won by Malaysia in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Malaysia

Distribution of artists from Malaysia by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Malaysia

Geographical distribution of museums in Malaysia by visitors

Museums in Malaysia

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Malaysia by total students

Distribution of universities in Malaysia per foundation year

Universities in Malaysia

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In literature

There are 361 books written about Malaysia in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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