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Malaysia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 65th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Vatican
Population
36304998
949
Population rank 45/197 197/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 39/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 81/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
n/a
Median age
31.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Malaysia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Malaysia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Vatican
1950 48.5 65.9
1951 49.2 65.3
1952 50.1 65.7
1953 51.1 66.3
1954 52 67.5
1955 52.8 67.8
1956 53.7 67.3
1957 54.5 67.5
1958 55.4 68.7
1959 56.3 69.2
1960 57.2 69.2
1961 58 69.8
1962 58.9 69.2
1963 59.7 69.3
1964 60.4 70.3
1965 61.1 70.1
1966 61.7 70.9
1967 62 70.9
1968 62.4 70.7
1969 62.9 70.7
1970 63.3 71.5
1971 63.8 71.7
1972 64.2 72
1973 64.7 71.9
1974 65.2 72.7
1975 65.7 72.6
1976 66.2 72.9
1977 66.7 73.3
1978 67.2 73.7
1979 67.6 74
1980 68.1 74.1
1981 68.5 74.3
1982 68.9 74.8
1983 69.2 74.7
1984 69.6 75.1
1985 69.9 75.5
1986 70.1 75.7
1987 70.4 76.2
1988 70.6 76.4
1989 70.8 76.8
1990 71 76.9
1991 71.2 76.9
1992 71.5 77.3
1993 71.7 77
1994 71.9 77.7
1995 72 77.8
1996 72.1 78.5
1997 72.3 78.2
1998 72.4 78.3
1999 72.4 78.7
2000 72.7 79.3
2001 73.1 79.9
2002 73.5 80
2003 73.7 79.8
2004 74 80.2
2005 74.4 80.6
2006 74.7 81.2
2007 75 81.3
2008 75.2 81.4
2009 75.3 81.3
2010 75.4 81.5
2011 75.5 81.7
2012 75.6 82
2013 75.5 82.5
2014 75.3 82.6
2015 75.3 82.5
2016 75.4 82.9
2017 75.5 82.7
2018 75.7 83.3
2019 75.9 83.6
2020 76.1 83
2021 73.9 82.9
2022 75.4 83.3
2023 76.7 83
2024 76.8 83.1
2025 77 83.3

Malaysia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Vatican
Year Population
Malaysia Vatican
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 -
1991 18,342,464 -
1992 18,834,572 -
1993 19,322,664 -
1994 19,820,446 -
1995 20,330,599 -
1996 20,850,087 -
1997 21,375,218 -
1998 21,906,713 -
1999 22,435,531 -
2000 22,967,816 880
2001 23,526,538 890
2002 24,102,477 900
2003 24,679,602 911
2004 25,256,772 921
2005 25,836,071 921
2006 26,417,909 932
2007 26,998,389 821
2008 27,570,059 824
2009 28,124,778 826
2010 28,655,776 829
2011 29,162,039 832
2012 29,662,831 836
2013 30,174,265 839
2014 30,696,137 842
2015 31,232,798 1,000
2016 31,789,685 -
2017 32,355,644 1,000
2018 32,910,967 -
2019 33,440,596 1,000
2020 33,889,558 -
2021 34,282,399 -
2022 34,695,493 -
2023 35,126,298 -
2024 35,557,673 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malaysia Vatican
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
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Malaysia Vatican
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
n/a
Urban population
79.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
76
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
170
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
57.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
98%
2024
n/a

Health

Malaysia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
41
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malaysia Vatican
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
5.59 mi
2003

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