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Malaysia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 65th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Vanuatu
Population
36304998
341110
Population rank 45/197 174/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Malaysia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Malaysia Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $24,488,224,677 $121,185,498
1981 $25,004,285,792 $113,781,796
1982 $26,804,493,635 $114,501,913
1983 $30,347,442,111 $117,389,554
1984 $33,942,897,422 $144,482,515
1985 $31,199,633,353 $131,856,421
1986 $27,734,111,400 $126,498,935
1987 $32,181,210,158 $139,464,174
1988 $35,272,109,220 $158,351,368
1989 $38,847,965,293 $154,013,202
1990 $44,024,585,240 $168,879,207
1991 $49,143,148,094 $201,334,169
1992 $59,167,550,163 $209,088,825
1993 $66,894,966,969 $200,491,853
1994 $74,478,356,958 $233,701,301
1995 $88,705,342,903 $249,333,250
1996 $100,855,393,910 $261,370,044
1997 $100,005,323,302 $272,771,209
1998 $72,167,498,981 $262,293,411
1999 $79,148,421,053 $268,006,973
2000 $93,789,736,842 $272,014,628
2001 $92,783,947,368 $257,926,882
2002 $100,845,526,316 $262,596,536
2003 $110,202,368,421 $314,471,413
2004 $124,749,473,684 $364,996,869
2005 $143,534,405,819 $394,962,433
2006 $162,692,258,307 $439,358,587
2007 $193,549,569,478 $516,392,923
2008 $230,811,614,370 $590,748,429
2009 $202,257,453,037 $592,622,319
2010 $255,017,638,456 $670,712,980
2011 $297,951,668,675 $770,153,588
2012 $314,443,047,642 $747,839,698
2013 $323,276,235,524 $758,304,466
2014 $338,066,095,097 $773,717,011
2015 $301,355,266,965 $759,690,181
2016 $301,256,033,870 $804,323,577
2017 $319,109,094,160 $880,043,284
2018 $358,788,845,713 $914,727,908
2019 $365,177,721,022 $936,526,268
2020 $337,456,163,961 $909,421,044
2021 $373,784,823,673 $982,362,212
2022 $407,605,841,348 $1,030,654,208
2023 $399,705,137,434 $1,126,313,359
2024 $421,972,102,254 $1,161,251,868

Malaysia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $1,886 $1,048
1981 $1,866 $962
1982 $1,938 $946
1983 $2,124 $947
1984 $2,300 $1,137
1985 $2,046 $1,012
1986 $1,760 $946
1987 $1,977 $1,017
1988 $2,100 $1,125
1989 $2,244 $1,067
1990 $2,469 $1,141
1991 $2,679 $1,326
1992 $3,141 $1,344
1993 $3,462 $1,257
1994 $3,758 $1,431
1995 $4,363 $1,492
1996 $4,837 $1,529
1997 $4,679 $1,562
1998 $3,294 $1,471
1999 $3,528 $1,472
2000 $4,084 $1,460
2001 $3,944 $1,350
2002 $4,184 $1,341
2003 $4,465 $1,567
2004 $4,939 $1,774
2005 $5,556 $1,874
2006 $6,158 $2,035
2007 $7,169 $2,334
2008 $8,372 $2,604
2009 $7,191 $2,546
2010 $8,899 $2,815
2011 $10,217 $3,163
2012 $10,601 $3,005
2013 $10,714 $2,980
2014 $11,013 $2,973
2015 $9,649 $2,855
2016 $9,477 $2,956
2017 $9,863 $3,160
2018 $10,902 $3,207
2019 $10,920 $3,207
2020 $9,958 $3,043
2021 $10,903 $3,212
2022 $11,748 $3,292
2023 $11,379 $3,515
2024 $11,867 $3,543

Malaysia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Vanuatu
1950 48.5 43.9
1951 49.2 42.2
1952 50.1 45.3
1953 51.1 45.8
1954 52 46.5
1955 52.8 47.1
1956 53.7 47.7
1957 54.5 48.2
1958 55.4 48.7
1959 56.3 49.3
1960 57.2 49.8
1961 58 50.4
1962 58.9 50.9
1963 59.7 51.5
1964 60.4 52
1965 61.1 52.5
1966 61.7 53.1
1967 62 53.7
1968 62.4 54.2
1969 62.9 54.8
1970 63.3 55.3
1971 63.8 55.9
1972 64.2 56.4
1973 64.7 57
1974 65.2 57.6
1975 65.7 58.1
1976 66.2 58.7
1977 66.7 59.2
1978 67.2 59.9
1979 67.6 60.9
1980 68.1 61.3
1981 68.5 61.9
1982 68.9 62.5
1983 69.2 63.1
1984 69.6 63.5
1985 69.9 63.9
1986 70.1 64.6
1987 70.4 64.4
1988 70.6 65.7
1989 70.8 66
1990 71 66.7
1991 71.2 67.1
1992 71.5 67.4
1993 71.7 67.7
1994 71.9 68
1995 72 68.1
1996 72.1 68.2
1997 72.3 68.3
1998 72.4 68.4
1999 72.4 67.9
2000 72.7 68.6
2001 73.1 68.7
2002 73.5 68.8
2003 73.7 68.9
2004 74 69
2005 74.4 69.2
2006 74.7 69.1
2007 75 69.1
2008 75.2 69.3
2009 75.3 69.4
2010 75.4 69.6
2011 75.5 69.7
2012 75.6 69.9
2013 75.5 70
2014 75.3 70
2015 75.3 70.2
2016 75.4 70.4
2017 75.5 70.5
2018 75.7 70.6
2019 75.9 70.8
2020 76.1 70.4
2021 73.9 70
2022 75.4 71.3
2023 76.7 71.5
2024 76.8 71.7
2025 77 71.8

Malaysia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Malaysia Vanuatu
1960 7,956,197 64,431
1961 8,164,443 66,264
1962 8,380,172 68,174
1963 8,602,160 70,159
1964 8,828,406 72,219
1965 9,056,408 74,358
1966 9,284,688 76,590
1967 9,507,099 78,921
1968 9,725,281 81,314
1969 9,947,597 83,755
1970 10,178,802 86,266
1971 10,423,453 88,862
1972 10,676,835 91,562
1973 10,935,621 94,362
1974 11,200,906 97,260
1975 11,471,914 100,269
1976 11,750,097 103,388
1977 12,035,713 106,618
1978 12,328,157 109,963
1979 12,627,862 113,040
1980 12,983,363 115,660
1981 13,399,203 118,249
1982 13,832,798 121,035
1983 14,285,907 123,998
1984 14,759,009 127,109
1985 15,252,258 130,356
1986 15,760,419 133,720
1987 16,276,737 137,187
1988 16,796,605 140,756
1989 17,314,997 144,393
1990 17,833,171 148,063
1991 18,342,464 151,793
1992 18,834,572 155,608
1993 19,322,664 159,463
1994 19,820,446 163,314
1995 20,330,599 167,137
1996 20,850,087 170,911
1997 21,375,218 174,626
1998 21,906,713 178,313
1999 22,435,531 182,048
2000 22,967,816 186,281
2001 23,526,538 191,031
2002 24,102,477 195,863
2003 24,679,602 200,746
2004 25,256,772 205,711
2005 25,836,071 210,760
2006 26,417,909 215,923
2007 26,998,389 221,276
2008 27,570,059 226,896
2009 28,124,778 232,731
2010 28,655,776 238,248
2011 29,162,039 243,474
2012 29,662,831 248,883
2013 30,174,265 254,482
2014 30,696,137 260,240
2015 31,232,798 266,101
2016 31,789,685 272,087
2017 32,355,644 278,507
2018 32,910,967 285,259
2019 33,440,596 291,985
2020 33,889,558 298,858
2021 34,282,399 305,868
2022 34,695,493 313,046
2023 35,126,298 320,409
2024 35,557,673 327,777

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Vanuatu
1960 6.41 6.78
1961 6.37 6.73
1962 6.3 6.67
1963 6.19 6.62
1964 6.03 6.57
1965 5.84 6.52
1966 5.64 6.51
1967 5.43 6.51
1968 5.29 6.46
1969 5.16 6.41
1970 5.04 6.35
1971 4.92 6.29
1972 4.82 6.23
1973 4.73 6.15
1974 4.62 6.06
1975 4.5 5.98
1976 4.4 5.89
1977 4.28 5.81
1978 4.18 5.77
1979 4.09 5.73
1980 4.04 5.69
1981 4 5.65
1982 3.97 5.6
1983 3.93 5.55
1984 3.89 5.49
1985 3.8 5.43
1986 3.7 5.38
1987 3.57 5.33
1988 3.5 5.27
1989 3.31 5.21
1990 3.3 5.17
1991 3.34 5.13
1992 3.37 5.09
1993 3.36 5.02
1994 3.35 4.94
1995 3.32 4.85
1996 3.3 4.75
1997 3.23 4.66
1998 3.12 4.6
1999 3.07 4.56
2000 2.94 4.54
2001 2.81 4.5
2002 2.66 4.38
2003 2.6 4.29
2004 2.49 4.21
2005 2.39 4.13
2006 2.31 4.1
2007 2.25 4.12
2008 2.26 4.16
2009 2.22 4.16
2010 2.14 4.13
2011 2.15 4.09
2012 2.12 4.06
2013 2.07 4.04
2014 2.06 4
2015 2.01 3.95
2016 1.94 3.92
2017 1.89 3.88
2018 1.84 3.83
2019 1.78 3.79
2020 1.68 3.74
2021 1.56 3.7
2022 1.55 3.65
2023 1.55 3.6

Malaysia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Vanuatu
1960 17.5 17.7
1961 17.3 17.6
1962 17.1 17.5
1963 17 17.4
1964 16.9 17.3
1965 16.8 17.2
1966 16.9 17.1
1967 17 17.1
1968 17.1 17
1969 17.3 17
1970 17.4 17
1971 17.6 17
1972 17.9 17
1973 18.1 17
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.6 17.1
1976 18.8 17.1
1977 19 17.2
1978 19.3 17.3
1979 19.5 17.5
1980 19.7 17.6
1981 19.9 17.7
1982 20.1 17.7
1983 20.4 17.7
1984 20.5 17.7
1985 20.7 17.7
1986 20.9 17.8
1987 21 17.8
1988 21.1 17.8
1989 21.3 17.8
1990 21.5 17.8
1991 21.7 17.9
1992 21.9 17.8
1993 22.1 17.7
1994 22.3 17.7
1995 22.5 17.8
1996 22.7 18
1997 22.9 18
1998 23.1 18
1999 23.4 18
2000 23.5 18.2
2001 23.6 18.5
2002 23.7 18.7
2003 23.9 18.9
2004 24 19.2
2005 24.2 19.4
2006 24.5 19.6
2007 24.8 19.9
2008 25.1 20.1
2009 25.6 20.3
2010 26 20.5
2011 26.4 20.6
2012 26.8 20.8
2013 27.1 20.9
2014 27.5 21
2015 27.8 21.1
2016 28.1 21.1
2017 28.5 21.2
2018 28.8 21.2
2019 29.2 21.2
2020 29.6 21.2
2021 30.1 21.2
2022 30.6 21.2
2023 31.1 21.2
2024 31.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
3%
2019
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
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malaysia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Malaysia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
57.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
98%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Malaysia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
665 mi
2000

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