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Malaysia vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 65th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Serbia
Population
36304998
6541064
Population rank 45/197 110/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Malaysia and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Serbia
Year GDP
Malaysia Serbia
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 -
1995 $88,705,342,903 $17,921,892,655
1996 $100,855,393,910 $23,277,430,168
1997 $100,005,323,302 $27,153,408,995
1998 $72,167,498,981 $21,004,077,441
1999 $79,148,421,053 $20,878,694,851
2000 $93,789,736,842 $7,326,373,882
2001 $92,783,947,368 $13,599,378,662
2002 $100,845,526,316 $17,930,583,571
2003 $110,202,368,421 $23,593,044,418
2004 $124,749,473,684 $26,845,632,342
2005 $143,534,405,819 $28,334,256,181
2006 $162,692,258,307 $33,298,057,362
2007 $193,549,569,478 $44,888,028,946
2008 $230,811,614,370 $54,220,641,202
2009 $202,257,453,037 $46,955,984,410
2010 $255,017,638,456 $43,536,629,233
2011 $297,951,668,675 $51,251,098,408
2012 $314,443,047,642 $45,103,269,969
2013 $323,276,235,524 $50,455,529,604
2014 $338,066,095,097 $49,114,321,280
2015 $301,355,266,965 $41,297,410,635
2016 $301,256,033,870 $42,225,495,910
2017 $319,109,094,160 $45,972,834,714
2018 $358,788,845,713 $52,787,520,249
2019 $365,177,721,022 $53,864,693,665
2020 $337,456,163,961 $55,874,017,669
2021 $373,784,823,673 $66,159,884,073
2022 $407,605,841,348 $66,797,564,758
2023 $399,705,137,434 $81,342,660,752
2024 $421,972,102,254 $89,083,506,277

Malaysia and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Serbia
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 -
1995 $4,363 $2,349
1996 $4,837 $3,054
1997 $4,679 $3,574
1998 $3,294 $2,775
1999 $3,528 $2,769
2000 $4,084 $975
2001 $3,944 $1,812
2002 $4,184 $2,391
2003 $4,465 $3,154
2004 $4,939 $3,597
2005 $5,556 $3,808
2006 $6,158 $4,493
2007 $7,169 $6,081
2008 $8,372 $7,377
2009 $7,191 $6,414
2010 $8,899 $5,971
2011 $10,217 $7,082
2012 $10,601 $6,263
2013 $10,714 $7,040
2014 $11,013 $6,887
2015 $9,649 $5,820
2016 $9,477 $5,982
2017 $9,863 $6,548
2018 $10,902 $7,560
2019 $10,920 $7,756
2020 $9,958 $8,099
2021 $10,903 $9,681
2022 $11,748 $10,023
2023 $11,379 $12,282
2024 $11,867 $13,524

Malaysia vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Serbia
1950 48.5 55.1
1951 49.2 55.6
1952 50.1 57.4
1953 51.1 59.8
1954 52 60.7
1955 52.8 61.3
1956 53.7 61.9
1957 54.5 63.2
1958 55.4 64.3
1959 56.3 65.2
1960 57.2 65.7
1961 58 66.3
1962 58.9 67
1963 59.7 67.4
1964 60.4 68
1965 61.1 68.7
1966 61.7 69.4
1967 62 70.1
1968 62.4 70.1
1969 62.9 70
1970 63.3 69.7
1971 63.8 69.7
1972 64.2 70
1973 64.7 70.5
1974 65.2 71.1
1975 65.7 71.6
1976 66.2 71.9
1977 66.7 71.8
1978 67.2 71.4
1979 67.6 71.2
1980 68.1 71.1
1981 68.5 71.1
1982 68.9 71
1983 69.2 71.1
1984 69.6 71.2
1985 69.9 71.4
1986 70.1 71.6
1987 70.4 71.9
1988 70.6 72
1989 70.8 72.3
1990 71 72.2
1991 71.2 71.9
1992 71.5 71.6
1993 71.7 71.9
1994 71.9 72.3
1995 72 72.7
1996 72.1 72.9
1997 72.3 72.9
1998 72.4 72.3
1999 72.4 70
2000 72.7 72.3
2001 73.1 72.3
2002 73.5 72.6
2003 73.7 72.7
2004 74 72.9
2005 74.4 73.1
2006 74.7 73.4
2007 75 73.7
2008 75.2 73.9
2009 75.3 74.1
2010 75.4 74.4
2011 75.5 74.7
2012 75.6 75.1
2013 75.5 75.3
2014 75.3 75.5
2015 75.3 75.7
2016 75.4 75.7
2017 75.5 75.8
2018 75.7 76
2019 75.9 76.1
2020 76.1 74.5
2021 73.9 72.9
2022 75.4 75.5
2023 76.7 76.8
2024 76.8 76.9
2025 77 77.1

Malaysia and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Serbia
Year Population
Malaysia Serbia
1960 7,956,197 6,638,992
1961 8,164,443 6,689,077
1962 8,380,172 6,740,264
1963 8,602,160 6,787,950
1964 8,828,406 6,832,855
1965 9,056,408 6,876,624
1966 9,284,688 6,927,969
1967 9,507,099 6,966,522
1968 9,725,281 7,007,586
1969 9,947,597 7,123,249
1970 10,178,802 7,164,993
1971 10,423,453 7,211,716
1972 10,676,835 7,252,012
1973 10,935,621 7,283,902
1974 11,200,906 7,326,043
1975 11,471,914 7,368,717
1976 11,750,097 7,418,973
1977 12,035,713 7,462,783
1978 12,328,157 7,504,017
1979 12,627,862 7,541,997
1980 12,983,363 7,709,544
1981 13,399,203 7,736,787
1982 13,832,798 7,763,335
1983 14,285,907 7,788,100
1984 14,759,009 7,813,549
1985 15,252,258 7,835,902
1986 15,760,419 7,853,824
1987 16,276,737 7,868,027
1988 16,796,605 7,884,218
1989 17,314,997 7,893,787
1990 17,833,171 7,897,937
1991 18,342,464 7,595,636
1992 18,834,572 7,604,063
1993 19,322,664 7,614,328
1994 19,820,446 7,622,711
1995 20,330,599 7,628,264
1996 20,850,087 7,622,185
1997 21,375,218 7,598,538
1998 21,906,713 7,567,745
1999 22,435,531 7,540,401
2000 22,967,816 7,516,346
2001 23,526,538 7,503,433
2002 24,102,477 7,500,031
2003 24,679,602 7,480,591
2004 25,256,772 7,463,157
2005 25,836,071 7,440,769
2006 26,417,909 7,411,569
2007 26,998,389 7,381,579
2008 27,570,059 7,350,222
2009 28,124,778 7,320,807
2010 28,655,776 7,291,436
2011 29,162,039 7,236,519
2012 29,662,831 7,201,497
2013 30,174,265 7,166,553
2014 30,696,137 7,131,787
2015 31,232,798 7,095,383
2016 31,789,685 7,058,322
2017 32,355,644 7,020,858
2018 32,910,967 6,982,604
2019 33,440,596 6,945,235
2020 33,889,558 6,899,126
2021 34,282,399 6,834,326
2022 34,695,493 6,664,449
2023 35,126,298 6,623,183
2024 35,557,673 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Serbia

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Serbia
1960 6.41 2.15
1961 6.37 2.13
1962 6.3 2.11
1963 6.19 2.08
1964 6.03 2.07
1965 5.84 2.06
1966 5.64 2.04
1967 5.43 2.02
1968 5.29 2.01
1969 5.16 1.99
1970 5.04 1.97
1971 4.92 1.96
1972 4.82 1.95
1973 4.73 1.94
1974 4.62 1.93
1975 4.5 1.92
1976 4.4 1.91
1977 4.28 1.9
1978 4.18 1.89
1979 4.09 1.88
1980 4.04 1.86
1981 4 1.85
1982 3.97 1.84
1983 3.93 1.83
1984 3.89 1.81
1985 3.8 1.8
1986 3.7 1.78
1987 3.57 1.75
1988 3.5 1.72
1989 3.31 1.69
1990 3.3 1.65
1991 3.34 1.61
1992 3.37 1.57
1993 3.36 1.54
1994 3.35 1.51
1995 3.32 1.47
1996 3.3 1.44
1997 3.23 1.4
1998 3.12 1.37
1999 3.07 1.35
2000 2.94 1.48
2001 2.81 1.58
2002 2.66 1.57
2003 2.6 1.59
2004 2.49 1.57
2005 2.39 1.45
2006 2.31 1.43
2007 2.25 1.38
2008 2.26 1.4
2009 2.22 1.44
2010 2.14 1.4
2011 2.15 1.4
2012 2.12 1.45
2013 2.07 1.43
2014 2.06 1.46
2015 2.01 1.46
2016 1.94 1.46
2017 1.89 1.49
2018 1.84 1.49
2019 1.78 1.52
2020 1.68 1.48
2021 1.56 1.52
2022 1.55 1.59
2023 1.55 1.61

Malaysia and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Serbia
1960 17.5 28.7
1961 17.3 29.1
1962 17.1 29.4
1963 17 29.8
1964 16.9 30.2
1965 16.8 30.5
1966 16.9 30.8
1967 17 31.1
1968 17.1 31.4
1969 17.3 31.7
1970 17.4 32
1971 17.6 32.2
1972 17.9 32.5
1973 18.1 32.7
1974 18.3 32.8
1975 18.6 33
1976 18.8 33.2
1977 19 33.4
1978 19.3 33.5
1979 19.5 33.7
1980 19.7 33.8
1981 19.9 33.9
1982 20.1 34.1
1983 20.4 34.4
1984 20.5 34.7
1985 20.7 35
1986 20.9 35.4
1987 21 35.7
1988 21.1 36.1
1989 21.3 36.5
1990 21.5 36.8
1991 21.7 37.1
1992 21.9 37.5
1993 22.1 37.8
1994 22.3 38.2
1995 22.5 38.5
1996 22.7 38.9
1997 22.9 39.2
1998 23.1 39.5
1999 23.4 39.8
2000 23.5 40.1
2001 23.6 40.3
2002 23.7 40.5
2003 23.9 40.7
2004 24 40.9
2005 24.2 41.1
2006 24.5 41.3
2007 24.8 41.5
2008 25.1 41.7
2009 25.6 41.9
2010 26 42.1
2011 26.4 42.4
2012 26.8 42.6
2013 27.1 42.8
2014 27.5 43
2015 27.8 43.3
2016 28.1 43.5
2017 28.5 43.7
2018 28.8 44
2019 29.2 44.2
2020 29.6 44.4
2021 30.1 44.5
2022 30.6 44.7
2023 31.1 44.9
2024 31.5 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
2.4%
2022
Number of billionaires
19
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Malaysia Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$12.1
2023
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
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malaysia Serbia
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
99.3%
2022
English speaking
57.3%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
98%
2024
87.7%
2024

Health

Malaysia Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Malaysia Serbia
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
28,222 mi
2024

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