Kazakhstan or Malaysia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Malaysia wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 2.
- Safety and trust: tie 1:1
- Costs and work: Kazakhstan 1:0
- Climate and health: Malaysia 0:7
- Law and institutions: Malaysia 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Kazakhstan
Indicator
Malaysia
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗2.6 per 100,000 residents
2022249% higher
✓0.7 per 100,000 residents
202371% lower
Trust between people
higher is better
✓23%
202216% higher
✗20%
202214% lower
Costs and work
Better: Kazakhstan (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$44,293
20257% higher
✗$41,498
20256% lower
Climate and health
Better: Malaysia (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗74.5 years
20243% lower
✓76.8 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗70.3 years
20246% lower
✓74.4 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗78.5 years
20241% lower
✓79.5 years
20241% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗77.9 years
20232% lower
✓79.2 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.26%
2024almost equal
✓99.30%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.06%
2024almost equal
✓99.17%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗19.6 µg/m³ per year
202323% higher
✓15.9 µg/m³ per year
202319% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Malaysia (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.26 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.56 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Kazakhstan, Malaysia.