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Malaysia vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 65th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Yemen
Population
36304998
42727988
Population rank 45/197 37/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 39/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 81/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$297B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 63/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Malaysia and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Yemen
Year GDP
Malaysia Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $49,143,148,094 $14,665,445,462
1992 $59,167,550,163 $17,959,367,194
1993 $66,894,966,969 $21,736,802,664
1994 $74,478,356,958 $28,019,483,764
1995 $88,705,342,903 $12,796,345,679
1996 $100,855,393,910 $6,496,163,616
1997 $100,005,323,302 $6,838,298,531
1998 $72,167,498,981 $6,322,175,566
1999 $79,148,421,053 $7,639,325,296
2000 $93,789,736,842 $9,679,316,770
2001 $92,783,947,368 $9,852,990,693
2002 $100,845,526,316 $10,693,430,511
2003 $110,202,368,421 $11,777,532,662
2004 $124,749,473,684 $13,867,634,371
2005 $143,534,405,819 $16,731,566,717
2006 $162,692,258,307 $19,063,143,370
2007 $193,549,569,478 $21,650,528,674
2008 $230,811,614,370 $26,910,855,807
2009 $202,257,453,037 $25,130,278,213
2010 $255,017,638,456 $30,906,749,533
2011 $297,951,668,675 $32,726,417,878
2012 $314,443,047,642 $35,401,331,609
2013 $323,276,235,524 $40,415,233,436
2014 $338,066,095,097 $43,228,585,321
2015 $301,355,266,965 $42,444,490,074
2016 $301,256,033,870 $31,317,825,274
2017 $319,109,094,160 $26,842,229,045
2018 $358,788,845,713 $21,606,160,663
2019 $365,177,721,022 -
2020 $337,456,163,961 -
2021 $373,784,823,673 -
2022 $407,605,841,348 -
2023 $399,705,137,434 -
2024 $421,972,102,254 -

Malaysia and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Yemen
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 $910
1991 $2,679 $1,016
1992 $3,141 $1,198
1993 $3,462 $1,397
1994 $3,758 $1,735
1995 $4,363 $764
1996 $4,837 $375
1997 $4,679 $383
1998 $3,294 $343
1999 $3,528 $401
2000 $4,084 $493
2001 $3,944 $487
2002 $4,184 $513
2003 $4,465 $549
2004 $4,939 $628
2005 $5,556 $734
2006 $6,158 $810
2007 $7,169 $890
2008 $8,372 $1,072
2009 $7,191 $969
2010 $8,899 $1,155
2011 $10,217 $1,186
2012 $10,601 $1,245
2013 $10,714 $1,379
2014 $11,013 $1,430
2015 $9,649 $1,362
2016 $9,477 $975
2017 $9,863 $811
2018 $10,902 $634
2019 $10,920 -
2020 $9,958 -
2021 $10,903 -
2022 $11,748 -
2023 $11,379 -
2024 $11,867 -

Malaysia vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Yemen
1950 48.5 28.9
1951 49.2 29.3
1952 50.1 29.6
1953 51.1 30
1954 52 30.4
1955 52.8 30.8
1956 53.7 31.3
1957 54.5 31.8
1958 55.4 32.4
1959 56.3 32.9
1960 57.2 33.5
1961 58 34.1
1962 58.9 33.7
1963 59.7 33.4
1964 60.4 34.9
1965 61.1 35.6
1966 61.7 36.3
1967 62 37.1
1968 62.4 38
1969 62.9 39.6
1970 63.3 40.6
1971 63.8 41.8
1972 64.2 42.7
1973 64.7 43.6
1974 65.2 44.5
1975 65.7 45.5
1976 66.2 46.4
1977 66.7 47.4
1978 67.2 48.5
1979 67.6 49.5
1980 68.1 50.6
1981 68.5 51.7
1982 68.9 52.4
1983 69.2 53.6
1984 69.6 54.6
1985 69.9 55.4
1986 70.1 54
1987 70.4 56.8
1988 70.6 57.4
1989 70.8 58
1990 71 58.5
1991 71.2 58.8
1992 71.5 59.3
1993 71.7 59.7
1994 71.9 59.8
1995 72 60.5
1996 72.1 60.9
1997 72.3 61.3
1998 72.4 61.8
1999 72.4 62.3
2000 72.7 62.8
2001 73.1 63.3
2002 73.5 63.8
2003 73.7 64.4
2004 74 64.9
2005 74.4 65.4
2006 74.7 65.8
2007 75 66.2
2008 75.2 66.6
2009 75.3 66.9
2010 75.4 67.2
2011 75.5 67.4
2012 75.6 67.6
2013 75.5 68
2014 75.3 68
2015 75.3 66.8
2016 75.4 67.1
2017 75.5 67.1
2018 75.7 65.9
2019 75.9 66.6
2020 76.1 66.4
2021 73.9 66
2022 75.4 68
2023 76.7 69.3
2024 76.8 69.4
2025 77 69.6

Malaysia and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Yemen
Year Population
Malaysia Yemen
1960 7,956,197 5,532,301
1961 8,164,443 5,655,232
1962 8,380,172 5,782,221
1963 8,602,160 5,911,135
1964 8,828,406 6,048,006
1965 9,056,408 6,195,593
1966 9,284,688 6,351,494
1967 9,507,099 6,516,444
1968 9,725,281 6,690,524
1969 9,947,597 6,875,859
1970 10,178,802 7,065,279
1971 10,423,453 7,257,462
1972 10,676,835 7,460,068
1973 10,935,621 7,672,796
1974 11,200,906 7,896,783
1975 11,471,914 8,133,598
1976 11,750,097 8,384,113
1977 12,035,713 8,648,222
1978 12,328,157 8,926,586
1979 12,627,862 9,224,194
1980 12,983,363 9,543,358
1981 13,399,203 9,882,362
1982 13,832,798 10,241,006
1983 14,285,907 10,621,499
1984 14,759,009 11,025,597
1985 15,252,258 11,453,825
1986 15,760,419 11,901,040
1987 16,276,737 12,369,912
1988 16,796,605 12,859,708
1989 17,314,997 13,364,174
1990 17,833,171 13,887,862
1991 18,342,464 14,430,201
1992 18,834,572 14,989,494
1993 19,322,664 15,563,914
1994 19,820,446 16,149,147
1995 20,330,599 16,740,058
1996 20,850,087 17,313,177
1997 21,375,218 17,873,936
1998 21,906,713 18,446,013
1999 22,435,531 19,029,420
2000 22,967,816 19,624,141
2001 23,526,538 20,226,147
2002 24,102,477 20,835,086
2003 24,679,602 21,456,379
2004 25,256,772 22,095,167
2005 25,836,071 22,790,085
2006 26,417,909 23,543,083
2007 26,998,389 24,318,082
2008 27,570,059 25,111,941
2009 28,124,778 25,927,724
2010 28,655,776 26,754,387
2011 29,162,039 27,582,897
2012 29,662,831 28,433,647
2013 30,174,265 29,312,952
2014 30,696,137 30,226,309
2015 31,232,798 31,159,379
2016 31,789,685 32,109,010
2017 32,355,644 33,090,921
2018 32,910,967 34,085,182
2019 33,440,596 35,111,408
2020 33,889,558 36,134,863
2021 34,282,399 37,140,230
2022 34,695,493 38,222,876
2023 35,126,298 39,390,799
2024 35,557,673 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Yemen

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Yemen
1960 6.41 7.99
1961 6.37 8
1962 6.3 8.01
1963 6.19 8.03
1964 6.03 8.07
1965 5.84 8.1
1966 5.64 8.14
1967 5.43 8.17
1968 5.29 8.19
1969 5.16 8.22
1970 5.04 8.23
1971 4.92 8.26
1972 4.82 8.27
1973 4.73 8.29
1974 4.62 8.33
1975 4.5 8.37
1976 4.4 8.42
1977 4.28 8.47
1978 4.18 8.5
1979 4.09 8.67
1980 4.04 8.71
1981 4 8.75
1982 3.97 8.79
1983 3.93 8.83
1984 3.89 8.85
1985 3.8 8.86
1986 3.7 8.86
1987 3.57 8.83
1988 3.5 8.79
1989 3.31 8.71
1990 3.3 8.61
1991 3.34 8.46
1992 3.37 8.27
1993 3.36 8.05
1994 3.35 7.8
1995 3.32 7.53
1996 3.3 7
1997 3.23 6.82
1998 3.12 6.64
1999 3.07 6.49
2000 2.94 6.32
2001 2.81 6.14
2002 2.66 5.97
2003 2.6 5.84
2004 2.49 5.71
2005 2.39 5.56
2006 2.31 5.41
2007 2.25 5.26
2008 2.26 5.11
2009 2.22 5
2010 2.14 4.81
2011 2.15 4.63
2012 2.12 4.63
2013 2.07 4.62
2014 2.06 4.62
2015 2.01 4.62
2016 1.94 4.61
2017 1.89 4.61
2018 1.84 4.61
2019 1.78 4.6
2020 1.68 4.6
2021 1.56 4.6
2022 1.55 4.59
2023 1.55 4.59

Malaysia and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Yemen
1960 17.5 19.7
1961 17.3 19.6
1962 17.1 19.6
1963 17 19.5
1964 16.9 19.4
1965 16.8 19.3
1966 16.9 19.2
1967 17 19.1
1968 17.1 18.9
1969 17.3 18.7
1970 17.4 18.4
1971 17.6 18.1
1972 17.9 17.8
1973 18.1 17.6
1974 18.3 17.3
1975 18.6 17
1976 18.8 16.8
1977 19 16.6
1978 19.3 16.3
1979 19.5 16.1
1980 19.7 15.9
1981 19.9 15.7
1982 20.1 15.5
1983 20.4 15.3
1984 20.5 15.1
1985 20.7 15
1986 20.9 14.9
1987 21 14.8
1988 21.1 14.7
1989 21.3 14.6
1990 21.5 14.6
1991 21.7 14.6
1992 21.9 14.6
1993 22.1 14.6
1994 22.3 14.6
1995 22.5 14.7
1996 22.7 14.8
1997 22.9 14.9
1998 23.1 15
1999 23.4 15.2
2000 23.5 15.4
2001 23.6 15.6
2002 23.7 15.8
2003 23.9 16
2004 24 16.2
2005 24.2 16.4
2006 24.5 16.7
2007 24.8 16.9
2008 25.1 17.2
2009 25.6 17.4
2010 26 17.7
2011 26.4 17.9
2012 26.8 18.1
2013 27.1 18.3
2014 27.5 18.5
2015 27.8 18.7
2016 28.1 18.8
2017 28.5 18.9
2018 28.8 19
2019 29.2 19.1
2020 29.6 19.1
2021 30.1 19.1
2022 30.6 19.2
2023 31.1 19.2
2024 31.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Malaysia Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Malaysia Yemen
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
57.3%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
98%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Malaysia Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Yemen
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
n/a

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