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Malaysia vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 65th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Romania
Population
36304998
18962595
Population rank 45/197 69/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Malaysia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Romania
Year GDP
Malaysia Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $35,272,109,220 $40,424,528,302
1989 $38,847,965,293 $41,450,777,202
1990 $44,024,585,240 $38,247,882,300
1991 $49,143,148,094 $28,850,634,900
1992 $59,167,550,163 $25,121,666,667
1993 $66,894,966,969 $26,361,160,450
1994 $74,478,356,958 $30,072,805,104
1995 $88,705,342,903 $37,430,162,103
1996 $100,855,393,910 $36,937,074,278
1997 $100,005,323,302 $35,575,214,078
1998 $72,167,498,981 $41,696,091,974
1999 $79,148,421,053 $35,953,156,754
2000 $93,789,736,842 $37,253,739,511
2001 $92,783,947,368 $40,395,116,581
2002 $100,845,526,316 $46,065,502,703
2003 $110,202,368,421 $57,806,384,143
2004 $124,749,473,684 $74,973,656,852
2005 $143,534,405,819 $98,454,380,120
2006 $162,692,258,307 $122,023,735,993
2007 $193,549,569,478 $174,588,782,939
2008 $230,811,614,370 $214,315,932,061
2009 $202,257,453,037 $174,110,532,659
2010 $255,017,638,456 $170,064,350,672
2011 $297,951,668,675 $192,623,977,894
2012 $314,443,047,642 $179,117,323,107
2013 $323,276,235,524 $189,798,603,751
2014 $338,066,095,097 $199,722,319,676
2015 $301,355,266,965 $177,885,131,240
2016 $301,256,033,870 $185,290,759,249
2017 $319,109,094,160 $210,147,385,855
2018 $358,788,845,713 $243,468,683,030
2019 $365,177,721,022 $251,677,082,534
2020 $337,456,163,961 $252,033,792,712
2021 $373,784,823,673 $286,578,196,368
2022 $407,605,841,348 $296,354,358,293
2023 $399,705,137,434 $350,775,856,415
2024 $421,972,102,254 $382,767,571,329

Malaysia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $2,100 $1,753
1989 $2,244 $1,790
1990 $2,469 $1,648
1991 $2,679 $1,254
1992 $3,141 $1,102
1993 $3,462 $1,158
1994 $3,758 $1,323
1995 $4,363 $1,650
1996 $4,837 $1,633
1997 $4,679 $1,577
1998 $3,294 $1,853
1999 $3,528 $1,600
2000 $4,084 $1,660
2001 $3,944 $1,825
2002 $4,184 $2,120
2003 $4,465 $2,679
2004 $4,939 $3,495
2005 $5,556 $4,618
2006 $6,158 $5,758
2007 $7,169 $8,360
2008 $8,372 $10,435
2009 $7,191 $8,548
2010 $8,899 $8,400
2011 $10,217 $9,561
2012 $10,601 $8,930
2013 $10,714 $9,498
2014 $11,013 $10,032
2015 $9,649 $8,977
2016 $9,477 $9,405
2017 $9,863 $10,728
2018 $10,902 $12,502
2019 $10,920 $12,992
2020 $9,958 $13,082
2021 $10,903 $14,987
2022 $11,748 $15,558
2023 $11,379 $18,404
2024 $11,867 $20,072

Malaysia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Romania
1950 48.5 60.5
1951 49.2 61.2
1952 50.1 61.8
1953 51.1 62.5
1954 52 63
1955 52.8 63.3
1956 53.7 63.6
1957 54.5 64
1958 55.4 64.4
1959 56.3 64.9
1960 57.2 65.6
1961 58 66.4
1962 58.9 67.2
1963 59.7 67.8
1964 60.4 68.4
1965 61.1 68.4
1966 61.7 68.2
1967 62 68.1
1968 62.4 67.9
1969 62.9 67.2
1970 63.3 67.9
1971 63.8 68.4
1972 64.2 69
1973 64.7 68.7
1974 65.2 69.5
1975 65.7 69.6
1976 66.2 69.9
1977 66.7 69.5
1978 67.2 69.8
1979 67.6 69.5
1980 68.1 69.2
1981 68.5 69.5
1982 68.9 69.8
1983 69.2 69.8
1984 69.6 69.9
1985 69.9 69.4
1986 70.1 69.7
1987 70.4 69.1
1988 70.6 69.4
1989 70.8 69.5
1990 71 69.8
1991 71.2 70
1992 71.5 69.5
1993 71.7 69.5
1994 71.9 69.3
1995 72 69.3
1996 72.1 68.8
1997 72.3 69.1
1998 72.4 69.9
1999 72.4 70.6
2000 72.7 71.2
2001 73.1 71.1
2002 73.5 70.8
2003 73.7 70.8
2004 74 71.1
2005 74.4 71.6
2006 74.7 72.2
2007 75 72.8
2008 75.2 73.2
2009 75.3 73.5
2010 75.4 73.6
2011 75.5 74.3
2012 75.6 74.3
2013 75.5 74.9
2014 75.3 74.8
2015 75.3 74.7
2016 75.4 75
2017 75.5 75
2018 75.7 75.1
2019 75.9 75.3
2020 76.1 74
2021 73.9 72.7
2022 75.4 75.3
2023 76.7 75.9
2024 76.8 76.1
2025 77 76.2

Malaysia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Romania
Year Population
Malaysia Romania
1960 7,956,197 18,406,905
1961 8,164,443 18,555,250
1962 8,380,172 18,676,550
1963 8,602,160 18,797,850
1964 8,828,406 18,919,126
1965 9,056,408 19,031,576
1966 9,284,688 19,215,450
1967 9,507,099 19,534,242
1968 9,725,281 19,799,831
1969 9,947,597 20,009,141
1970 10,178,802 20,250,398
1971 10,423,453 20,461,567
1972 10,676,835 20,657,957
1973 10,935,621 20,835,681
1974 11,200,906 21,029,429
1975 11,471,914 21,293,583
1976 11,750,097 21,551,634
1977 12,035,713 21,756,096
1978 12,328,157 21,951,464
1979 12,627,862 22,090,488
1980 12,983,363 22,207,282
1981 13,399,203 22,353,070
1982 13,832,798 22,475,741
1983 14,285,907 22,560,478
1984 14,759,009 22,640,547
1985 15,252,258 22,732,999
1986 15,760,419 22,836,841
1987 16,276,737 22,949,430
1988 16,796,605 23,057,662
1989 17,314,997 23,161,458
1990 17,833,171 23,201,835
1991 18,342,464 23,001,155
1992 18,834,572 22,794,284
1993 19,322,664 22,763,280
1994 19,820,446 22,730,211
1995 20,330,599 22,684,270
1996 20,850,087 22,619,004
1997 21,375,218 22,553,978
1998 21,906,713 22,507,344
1999 22,435,531 22,472,040
2000 22,967,816 22,442,971
2001 23,526,538 22,131,970
2002 24,102,477 21,730,496
2003 24,679,602 21,574,326
2004 25,256,772 21,451,748
2005 25,836,071 21,319,685
2006 26,417,909 21,193,760
2007 26,998,389 20,882,982
2008 27,570,059 20,537,875
2009 28,124,778 20,367,487
2010 28,655,776 20,246,871
2011 29,162,039 20,147,528
2012 29,662,831 20,058,035
2013 30,174,265 19,983,693
2014 30,696,137 19,908,979
2015 31,232,798 19,815,616
2016 31,789,685 19,702,267
2017 32,355,644 19,588,715
2018 32,910,967 19,473,970
2019 33,440,596 19,371,648
2020 33,889,558 19,265,250
2021 34,282,399 19,122,059
2022 34,695,493 19,048,502
2023 35,126,298 19,059,479
2024 35,557,673 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Romania

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Romania
1960 6.41 2.34
1961 6.37 2.17
1962 6.3 2.04
1963 6.19 2.01
1964 6.03 1.96
1965 5.84 1.91
1966 5.64 1.9
1967 5.43 3.66
1968 5.29 3.63
1969 5.16 3.19
1970 5.04 2.89
1971 4.92 2.67
1972 4.82 2.55
1973 4.73 2.44
1974 4.62 2.71
1975 4.5 2.59
1976 4.4 2.54
1977 4.28 2.57
1978 4.18 2.52
1979 4.09 2.49
1980 4.04 2.43
1981 4 2.36
1982 3.97 2.17
1983 3.93 2.06
1984 3.89 2.26
1985 3.8 2.31
1986 3.7 2.39
1987 3.57 2.38
1988 3.5 2.3
1989 3.31 2.22
1990 3.3 1.83
1991 3.34 1.59
1992 3.37 1.51
1993 3.36 1.43
1994 3.35 1.4
1995 3.32 1.33
1996 3.3 1.3
1997 3.23 1.32
1998 3.12 1.32
1999 3.07 1.3
2000 2.94 1.31
2001 2.81 1.27
2002 2.66 1.27
2003 2.6 1.3
2004 2.49 1.33
2005 2.39 1.4
2006 2.31 1.42
2007 2.25 1.45
2008 2.26 1.6
2009 2.22 1.66
2010 2.14 1.59
2011 2.15 1.47
2012 2.12 1.52
2013 2.07 1.46
2014 2.06 1.56
2015 2.01 1.62
2016 1.94 1.69
2017 1.89 1.78
2018 1.84 1.76
2019 1.78 1.77
2020 1.68 1.8
2021 1.56 1.81
2022 1.55 1.71
2023 1.55 1.71

Malaysia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Romania
1960 17.5 28.5
1961 17.3 28.9
1962 17.1 29.3
1963 17 29.7
1964 16.9 30.2
1965 16.8 30.6
1966 16.9 31
1967 17 31.3
1968 17.1 31.3
1969 17.3 31.3
1970 17.4 31.4
1971 17.6 31.4
1972 17.9 31.5
1973 18.1 31.5
1974 18.3 31.6
1975 18.6 31.7
1976 18.8 31.8
1977 19 31.8
1978 19.3 31.7
1979 19.5 31.7
1980 19.7 31.8
1981 19.9 31.9
1982 20.1 32
1983 20.4 32.1
1984 20.5 32.3
1985 20.7 32.5
1986 20.9 32.7
1987 21 32.8
1988 21.1 32.8
1989 21.3 32.9
1990 21.5 33
1991 21.7 33.1
1992 21.9 33.3
1993 22.1 33.6
1994 22.3 33.8
1995 22.5 34
1996 22.7 34.2
1997 22.9 34.4
1998 23.1 34.6
1999 23.4 34.7
2000 23.5 34.8
2001 23.6 34.8
2002 23.7 35.3
2003 23.9 36
2004 24 36.6
2005 24.2 37
2006 24.5 37.3
2007 24.8 37.7
2008 25.1 38.2
2009 25.6 38.8
2010 26 39.3
2011 26.4 39.8
2012 26.8 40.2
2013 27.1 40.5
2014 27.5 40.9
2015 27.8 41.3
2016 28.1 41.7
2017 28.5 42
2018 28.8 42.3
2019 29.2 42.6
2020 29.6 42.9
2021 30.1 43.2
2022 30.6 43.3
2023 31.1 43.5
2024 31.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
19
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Malaysia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malaysia Romania
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
57.3%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
98%
2024
91.3%
2024

Health

Malaysia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Romania
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
53,679 mi
2023

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