Malaysia
Leads 6 of 15 metrics
vs
Singapore
Leads 9 of 15 metrics
453×
Malaysia has 453× the
land area of Singapore
7.5×
Singapore has 7.5× the
GDP per capita of Malaysia
5.9×
Malaysia has 5.9× the
population of Singapore
Malaysia
Tale of the tape
Singapore
36M
Population
MYS
5.9×
6.11M
330K km²
Land Area
MYS
453×
728 km²
$472B
GDP (nominal)
SGP
1.3×
$604B
$13,125
GDP per Capita
SGP
7.5×
$98,814
76.8 yrs
Life Expectancy
SGP
1.1×
83.3 yrs
0.810
HDI
SGP
1.2×
0.938
95.8%
Literacy Rate
SGP
1.0×
97.7%
98.0%
Internet Users
MYS
1.0×
94.4%
113K
Active Military
MYS
1.6×
72K
$4B
Defense Budget
SGP
3.5×
$15B
$301B
Exports
SGP
3.2×
$979B
$279B
Imports
SGP
2.8×
$786B
15
Olympic Medals
MYS
2.5×
6
39 t
Gold Reserves
SGP
5.7×
220 t
42.5
Cost of Living Index
MYS
2.0×
lower
83.1
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Malaysia
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Capital
Singapore
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Currency
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Malay
Language
English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy
Government
Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic