Kazakhstan vs Malaysia

Kazakhstan and Malaysia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Malaysia has about 1.7 times as many people as Kazakhstan: 36 million against 20.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kazakhstan ($14,692) is 12% higher than in Malaysia ($13,125) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kazakhstan (6.5%) than in Malaysia (5.2%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kazakhstan (11.4%) than in Malaysia (1.4%), a difference of 10 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kazakhstan (4.8%) than in Malaysia (3.8%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Malaysia can expect to live 2.3 years longer than one born in Kazakhstan: 76.8 years against 74.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Malaysia is older: half of its people are over 30.1 years, against 29.5 years in Kazakhstan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malaysia (98%) than in Kazakhstan (93.4%), a difference of 4.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kazakhstan (12.6 tonnes) are 52% higher than in Malaysia (8.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malaysia (57.7%) than in Kazakhstan (1.3%), a difference of 56.4 percentage points in 2024.