Malaysia vs Singapore: Population, female, per capita

Malaysia
0.4769 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.4835 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
203rd
Singapore rank
201st

Population, female, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.4835 units per person against 0.4769 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 203rd and Singapore ranks 201st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.494 units per person 0.475 units per person 0.0189 units per person Malaysia
1970s 0.4973 units per person 0.4855 units per person 0.0118 units per person Malaysia
1980s 0.4938 units per person 0.4918 units per person 0.0021 units per person Malaysia
1990s 0.4882 units per person 0.4899 units per person 0.0016 units per person Singapore
2000s 0.4835 units per person 0.4883 units per person 0.0047 units per person Singapore
2010s 0.477 units per person 0.48 units per person 0.0029 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.4755 units per person 0.4831 units per person 0.0076 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per capita, Malaysia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.4835 units per person against 0.4769 units per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Malaysia and Singapore?
0.0066 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for population, female, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 203rd and Singapore ranks 201st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.