Americas: Upper-middle income vs Malaysia: Employment
Americas: Upper-middle income
270,887
in 2025
Malaysia
15,392
in 2022
Americas: Upper-middle income rank
29th
Malaysia rank
34th
Employment over time
- Americas: Upper-middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Americas: Upper-middle income currently reports 270,887 against 15,392 in Malaysia, a difference of 255,495.
That makes Americas: Upper-middle income's figure about 17.6 times Malaysia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Americas: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.
Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 85 groups.
Americas: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas: Upper-middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,348 | 10,059 | 191,290 | Americas: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 238,032 | 14,166 | 223,866 | Americas: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 244,448 | 15,138 | 229,311 | Americas: Upper-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment, Americas: Upper-middle income or Malaysia?
- Americas: Upper-middle income, at 270,887 against 15,392 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment between Americas: Upper-middle income and Malaysia?
- 255,495, with Americas: Upper-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Upper-middle income and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas: Upper-middle income and Malaysia rank globally for employment?
- Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 85 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.