Malaysia vs Singapore: Population, male, per capita
Malaysia
0.5231 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.5165 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Singapore rank
17th
Population, male, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5231 units per person against 0.5165 units per person in Singapore, 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 Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.506 units per person | 0.525 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.5027 units per person | 0.5145 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.5062 units per person | 0.5082 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.5118 units per person | 0.5101 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5165 units per person | 0.5117 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.523 units per person | 0.52 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5245 units per person | 0.5169 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, per capita, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 0.5231 units per person against 0.5165 units per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.0066 units per person, with Malaysia 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, male, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.