Datafile on Malaysia

Indicators Malaysia UK
People    
Human Development Index 61st (of 174) 10th
Population (millions) 21.4 58.6
Population Density (per km2) 68 245
Urban Population (%) 55.8 89.4
Life Expectancy (years) 72 77.2
Infant Mortality (per 1000) 9 6
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.5 0.1
Education    
Adult Literacy (%) 86.4 99.0
In Primary Education (%) 99.9 99.9
Economic, Health & Social    
GNP (US$ per capita) 3,670 21,410
TV's (per 1000 people) 166 645
PC's (per 1000 people) 59 263
Daily Calorie Intake (per capita) 2,977 3,276
Doctors (per 100,00 people) 43 164
Source: Human development Report 2000, UNDP

Main exports:
Manufacturing goods including electronic goods (more than half of all exports),
textiles, chemicals, cars, crude oil and natural gas, timber, palm oil, rubber, tin.

Main industries:
Rubber and palm oil processing, electronics, cars, tin mining and smelting,
logging and processing timber, oil refining.