Malaysia vs Serbia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
76.66 years
in 2023
Serbia
76.77 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
100th
Serbia rank
98th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 76.77 years against 76.66 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 100th and Serbia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.37 years | 60.45 years | 8.08 years | Serbia |
| 1960s | 60.43 years | 68.27 years | 7.84 years | Serbia |
| 1970s | 65.47 years | 70.89 years | 5.43 years | Serbia |
| 1980s | 69.58 years | 71.48 years | 1.9 years | Serbia |
| 1990s | 71.84 years | 72.09 years | 0.2405 years | Serbia |
| 2000s | 74.15 years | 73.1 years | 1.04 years | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 75.51 years | 75.43 years | 0.0776 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 75.52 years | 74.9 years | 0.6171 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 76.77 years against 76.66 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Serbia?
- 0.11 years, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Serbia rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 100th and Serbia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.