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Malaysia vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 65th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Palestine
Population
36304998
5459557
Population rank 45/197 122/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 63/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Malaysia and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Palestine
Year GDP
Malaysia Palestine
1960 $1,916,229,477 -
1961 $1,901,856,123 -
1962 $2,001,489,602 -
1963 $2,510,110,348 -
1964 $2,674,423,922 -
1965 $2,956,337,669 -
1966 $3,143,517,944 -
1967 $3,188,924,677 -
1968 $3,330,371,551 -
1969 $3,664,552,041 -
1970 $3,864,145,667 -
1971 $4,244,395,956 -
1972 $5,043,347,250 -
1973 $7,662,902,678 -
1974 $9,496,204,302 -
1975 $9,298,800,799 -
1976 $11,050,234,599 -
1977 $13,139,488,633 -
1978 $16,358,079,862 -
1979 $21,213,264,962 -
1980 $24,488,224,677 -
1981 $25,004,285,792 -
1982 $26,804,493,635 -
1983 $30,347,442,111 -
1984 $33,942,897,422 -
1985 $31,199,633,353 -
1986 $27,734,111,400 -
1987 $32,181,210,158 -
1988 $35,272,109,220 -
1989 $38,847,965,293 -
1990 $44,024,585,240 -
1991 $49,143,148,094 -
1992 $59,167,550,163 -
1993 $66,894,966,969 -
1994 $74,478,356,958 $2,843,300,000
1995 $88,705,342,903 $3,282,800,000
1996 $100,855,393,910 $3,409,600,000
1997 $100,005,323,302 $3,759,800,000
1998 $72,167,498,981 $4,067,800,000
1999 $79,148,421,053 $4,271,200,000
2000 $93,789,736,842 $4,313,600,000
2001 $92,783,947,368 $4,003,700,000
2002 $100,845,526,316 $3,555,800,000
2003 $110,202,368,421 $3,968,000,000
2004 $124,749,473,684 $4,603,100,000
2005 $143,534,405,819 $5,125,700,000
2006 $162,692,258,307 $5,348,300,000
2007 $193,549,569,478 $5,815,700,000
2008 $230,811,614,370 $7,310,400,000
2009 $202,257,453,037 $8,085,700,000
2010 $255,017,638,456 $9,681,500,000
2011 $297,951,668,675 $11,186,100,000
2012 $314,443,047,642 $12,208,400,000
2013 $323,276,235,524 $13,515,500,000
2014 $338,066,095,097 $13,989,700,000
2015 $301,355,266,965 $13,972,400,000
2016 $301,256,033,870 $15,405,400,000
2017 $319,109,094,160 $16,128,000,000
2018 $358,788,845,713 $16,276,600,000
2019 $365,177,721,022 $17,133,500,000
2020 $337,456,163,961 $15,531,700,000
2021 $373,784,823,673 $18,109,000,000
2022 $407,605,841,348 $19,165,500,000
2023 $399,705,137,434 $17,847,900,000
2024 $421,972,102,254 $13,711,100,000

Malaysia and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Palestine
1960 $240.8 -
1961 $232.9 -
1962 $238.8 -
1963 $291.8 -
1964 $303 -
1965 $326 -
1966 $339 -
1967 $335 -
1968 $342 -
1969 $368 -
1970 $380 -
1971 $407 -
1972 $472 -
1973 $701 -
1974 $848 -
1975 $811 -
1976 $940 -
1977 $1,092 -
1978 $1,327 -
1979 $1,680 -
1980 $1,886 -
1981 $1,866 -
1982 $1,938 -
1983 $2,124 -
1984 $2,300 -
1985 $2,046 -
1986 $1,760 -
1987 $1,977 -
1988 $2,100 -
1989 $2,244 -
1990 $2,469 -
1991 $2,679 -
1992 $3,141 -
1993 $3,462 -
1994 $3,758 $1,202
1995 $4,363 $1,327
1996 $4,837 $1,317
1997 $4,679 $1,389
1998 $3,294 $1,465
1999 $3,528 $1,499
2000 $4,084 $1,476
2001 $3,944 $1,336
2002 $4,184 $1,156
2003 $4,465 $1,258
2004 $4,939 $1,422
2005 $5,556 $1,544
2006 $6,158 $1,570
2007 $7,169 $1,664
2008 $8,372 $2,035
2009 $7,191 $2,192
2010 $8,899 $2,557
2011 $10,217 $2,881
2012 $10,601 $3,067
2013 $10,714 $3,315
2014 $11,013 $3,352
2015 $9,649 $3,272
2016 $9,477 $3,528
2017 $9,863 $3,620
2018 $10,902 $3,562
2019 $10,920 $3,657
2020 $9,958 $3,234
2021 $10,903 $3,679
2022 $11,748 $3,800
2023 $11,379 $3,455
2024 $11,867 $2,592

Malaysia vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Palestine
1950 48.5 45.7
1951 49.2 46
1952 50.1 46.3
1953 51.1 46.6
1954 52 46.9
1955 52.8 47.2
1956 53.7 47.6
1957 54.5 48
1958 55.4 48.4
1959 56.3 48.8
1960 57.2 49.3
1961 58 49.8
1962 58.9 50.4
1963 59.7 51
1964 60.4 51.6
1965 61.1 52.2
1966 61.7 52.8
1967 62 50.9
1968 62.4 54.1
1969 62.9 54.7
1970 63.3 55.4
1971 63.8 56
1972 64.2 56.7
1973 64.7 57.6
1974 65.2 58
1975 65.7 58.7
1976 66.2 59.4
1977 66.7 60.1
1978 67.2 60.8
1979 67.6 61.5
1980 68.1 62.2
1981 68.5 62.8
1982 68.9 63.5
1983 69.2 64.1
1984 69.6 64.7
1985 69.9 65.3
1986 70.1 65.7
1987 70.4 66.3
1988 70.6 66.7
1989 70.8 67.1
1990 71 67.8
1991 71.2 68.2
1992 71.5 68.5
1993 71.7 68.8
1994 71.9 69.3
1995 72 69.6
1996 72.1 70
1997 72.3 70.3
1998 72.4 70.6
1999 72.4 70.8
2000 72.7 70.3
2001 73.1 69.8
2002 73.5 70.9
2003 73.7 71
2004 74 71.1
2005 74.4 72
2006 74.7 71.8
2007 75 72.1
2008 75.2 72.2
2009 75.3 72.3
2010 75.4 73.3
2011 75.5 73.6
2012 75.6 73.7
2013 75.5 74.1
2014 75.3 72.8
2015 75.3 74.6
2016 75.4 74.9
2017 75.5 75.2
2018 75.7 75.4
2019 75.9 75.8
2020 76.1 75
2021 73.9 73.9
2022 75.4 76.7
2023 76.7 65.2
2024 76.8 69.2
2025 77 73.1

Malaysia and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Palestine
Year Population
Malaysia Palestine
1960 7,956,197 -
1961 8,164,443 -
1962 8,380,172 -
1963 8,602,160 -
1964 8,828,406 -
1965 9,056,408 -
1966 9,284,688 -
1967 9,507,099 -
1968 9,725,281 -
1969 9,947,597 -
1970 10,178,802 -
1971 10,423,453 -
1972 10,676,835 -
1973 10,935,621 -
1974 11,200,906 -
1975 11,471,914 -
1976 11,750,097 -
1977 12,035,713 -
1978 12,328,157 -
1979 12,627,862 -
1980 12,983,363 -
1981 13,399,203 -
1982 13,832,798 -
1983 14,285,907 -
1984 14,759,009 -
1985 15,252,258 -
1986 15,760,419 -
1987 16,276,737 -
1988 16,796,605 -
1989 17,314,997 -
1990 17,833,171 1,978,248
1991 18,342,464 2,068,845
1992 18,834,572 2,163,591
1993 19,322,664 2,262,676
1994 19,820,446 2,366,298
1995 20,330,599 2,474,666
1996 20,850,087 2,587,997
1997 21,375,218 2,706,518
1998 21,906,713 2,776,568
1999 22,435,531 2,848,431
2000 22,967,816 2,922,153
2001 23,526,538 2,997,784
2002 24,102,477 3,075,373
2003 24,679,602 3,154,969
2004 25,256,772 3,236,626
2005 25,836,071 3,320,396
2006 26,417,909 3,406,334
2007 26,998,389 3,494,496
2008 27,570,059 3,591,977
2009 28,124,778 3,689,099
2010 28,655,776 3,786,161
2011 29,162,039 3,882,986
2012 29,662,831 3,979,998
2013 30,174,265 4,076,708
2014 30,696,137 4,173,398
2015 31,232,798 4,270,092
2016 31,789,685 4,367,088
2017 32,355,644 4,454,805
2018 32,910,967 4,569,087
2019 33,440,596 4,685,306
2020 33,889,558 4,803,269
2021 34,282,399 4,922,749
2022 34,695,493 5,043,612
2023 35,126,298 5,165,775
2024 35,557,673 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Palestine

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Palestine
1960 6.41 -
1961 6.37 -
1962 6.3 -
1963 6.19 -
1964 6.03 -
1965 5.84 -
1966 5.64 -
1967 5.43 -
1968 5.29 -
1969 5.16 -
1970 5.04 -
1971 4.92 -
1972 4.82 -
1973 4.73 -
1974 4.62 -
1975 4.5 -
1976 4.4 -
1977 4.28 -
1978 4.18 -
1979 4.09 -
1980 4.04 -
1981 4 -
1982 3.97 -
1983 3.93 -
1984 3.89 -
1985 3.8 -
1986 3.7 -
1987 3.57 -
1988 3.5 -
1989 3.31 -
1990 3.3 6.81
1991 3.34 6.75
1992 3.37 6.65
1993 3.36 6.5
1994 3.35 6.33
1995 3.32 6.16
1996 3.3 5.99
1997 3.23 5.82
1998 3.12 5.69
1999 3.07 5.58
2000 2.94 5.46
2001 2.81 5.34
2002 2.66 5.22
2003 2.6 5.06
2004 2.49 4.97
2005 2.39 4.87
2006 2.31 4.74
2007 2.25 4.63
2008 2.26 4.51
2009 2.22 4.44
2010 2.14 4.43
2011 2.15 4.31
2012 2.12 4.15
2013 2.07 4.05
2014 2.06 4
2015 2.01 3.98
2016 1.94 3.89
2017 1.89 3.77
2018 1.84 3.67
2019 1.78 3.59
2020 1.68 3.51
2021 1.56 3.44
2022 1.55 3.38
2023 1.55 3.31

Malaysia and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Palestine
1960 17.5 -
1961 17.3 -
1962 17.1 -
1963 17 -
1964 16.9 -
1965 16.8 -
1966 16.9 -
1967 17 -
1968 17.1 -
1969 17.3 -
1970 17.4 -
1971 17.6 -
1972 17.9 -
1973 18.1 -
1974 18.3 -
1975 18.6 -
1976 18.8 -
1977 19 -
1978 19.3 -
1979 19.5 -
1980 19.7 -
1981 19.9 -
1982 20.1 -
1983 20.4 -
1984 20.5 -
1985 20.7 -
1986 20.9 -
1987 21 -
1988 21.1 -
1989 21.3 -
1990 21.5 15.4
1991 21.7 15.4
1992 21.9 15.4
1993 22.1 15.5
1994 22.3 15.5
1995 22.5 15.6
1996 22.7 15.7
1997 22.9 15.8
1998 23.1 15.9
1999 23.4 16
2000 23.5 16.2
2001 23.6 16.3
2002 23.7 16.5
2003 23.9 16.7
2004 24 16.9
2005 24.2 17.1
2006 24.5 17.4
2007 24.8 17.6
2008 25.1 17.9
2009 25.6 18.1
2010 26 18.4
2011 26.4 18.6
2012 26.8 18.9
2013 27.1 19.1
2014 27.5 19.4
2015 27.8 19.6
2016 28.1 19.8
2017 28.5 19.9
2018 28.8 20
2019 29.2 20.2
2020 29.6 20.3
2021 30.1 20.4
2022 30.6 20.6
2023 31.1 20.8
2024 31.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
2.5%
2023
Number of billionaires
19
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Malaysia Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malaysia Palestine
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
76
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
170
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
97.9%
2024
English speaking
57.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
98%
2024
86.6%
2023

Health

Malaysia Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malaysia Palestine
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
n/a

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