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.
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