Countries with a smaller population than Malaysia
Malaysia, This Southeast Asian nation, comprising Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia on Borneo, is known for its diverse culture and rich biodiversity. Its strategic location facilitates trade, contributing to its economic importance in the region. Kuala Lumpur, its capital, is a bustling metropolis.. Malaysia has a population of 34,231,700.
Europe
There are 46 countries in Europe with a population smaller than Malaysia.
| # | Country | Capital City | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican | Vatican City | 921 |
| 2 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Longyearbyen | 2,550 |
| 3 | Aland Islands | Mariehamn | 26,711 |
| 4 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 33,718 |
| 5 | San Marino | San Marino | 33,785 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 37,910 |
| 7 | Monaco | Monaco | 38,682 |
| 8 | Faroe Islands | Torshavn | 48,497 |
| 9 | Guernsey | St Peter Port | 65,228 |
| 10 | Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 77,006 |
| 11 | Isle of Man | Douglas | 84,077 |
| 12 | Jersey | Saint Helier | 90,812 |
| 13 | Iceland | Reykjavik | 353,574 |
| 14 | Malta | Valletta | 483,530 |
| 15 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 607,728 |
| 16 | Montenegro | Podgorica | 622,345 |
| 17 | Cyprus | Nicosia | 1,189,265 |
| 18 | Estonia | Tallinn | 1,320,884 |
| 19 | Kosovo | Pristina | 1,845,300 |
| 20 | Latvia | Riga | 1,926,542 |
| 21 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 2,067,372 |
| 22 | North Macedonia | Skopje | 2,082,958 |
| 23 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 2,789,533 |
| 24 | Albania | Tirana | 2,866,376 |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 3,323,929 |
| 26 | Moldova | Chisinau | 3,545,883 |
| 27 | Croatia | Zagreb | 4,089,400 |
| 28 | Ireland | Dublin | 4,853,506 |
| 29 | Norway | Oslo | 5,314,336 |
| 30 | Slovakia | Bratislava | 5,447,011 |
| 31 | Finland | Helsinki | 5,518,050 |
| 32 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 5,797,446 |
| 33 | Serbia | Belgrade | 6,982,084 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 7,000,039 |
| 35 | Switzerland | Bern | 8,516,543 |
| 36 | Austria | Vienna | 8,847,037 |
| 37 | Belarus | Minsk | 9,485,386 |
| 38 | Hungary | Budapest | 9,768,785 |
| 39 | Sweden | Stockholm | 10,183,175 |
| 40 | Portugal | Lisbon | 10,281,762 |
| 41 | Czechia | Prague | 10,625,695 |
| 42 | Greece | Athens | 10,727,668 |
| 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade | 10,829,175 |
| 44 | Belgium | Brussels | 11,422,068 |
| 45 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 17,231,017 |
| 46 | Romania | Bucharest | 19,473,936 |
Asia
There are 36 countries in Asia with a population smaller than Malaysia.
| # | Country | Capital City | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocos Islands | West Island | 628 |
| 2 | British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia | 4,000 |
| 3 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 428,962 |
| 4 | Maldives | Male | 515,696 |
| 5 | Macao | Macao | 631,636 |
| 6 | Bhutan | Thimphu | 754,394 |
| 7 | Bahrain | Manama | 1,569,439 |
| 8 | Qatar | Doha | 2,781,677 |
| 9 | Armenia | Yerevan | 2,951,776 |
| 10 | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 3,170,208 |
| 11 | Georgia | Tbilisi | 3,731,000 |
| 12 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 4,137,309 |
| 13 | Palestinian Territory | East Jerusalem | 4,569,087 |
| 14 | Oman | Muscat | 4,829,483 |
| 15 | Singapore | Singapore | 5,638,676 |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 5,850,908 |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 6,315,800 |
| 18 | Lebanon | Beirut | 6,848,925 |
| 19 | Laos | Vientiane | 7,061,507 |
| 20 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,451,000 |
| 21 | Israel | Jerusalem | 8,883,800 |
| 22 | Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 9,100,837 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 9,630,959 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 9,942,334 |
| 25 | Jordan | Amman | 9,956,011 |
| 26 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 16,249,798 |
| 27 | Syria | Damascus | 16,906,283 |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan | 18,276,499 |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 21,670,000 |
| 30 | Taiwan | Taipei | 22,894,384 |
| 31 | North Korea | Pyongyang | 25,549,819 |
| 32 | Nepal | Kathmandu | 28,087,871 |
| 33 | Yemen | Sanaa | 28,498,687 |
| 34 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 31,528,585 |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 32,955,400 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 33,699,947 |
South America
There are 11 countries in South America with a population smaller than Malaysia.
| # | Country | Capital City | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkland Islands | Stanley | 2,638 |
| 2 | French Guiana | Cayenne | 195,506 |
| 3 | Suriname | Paramaribo | 575,991 |
| 4 | Guyana | Georgetown | 779,004 |
| 5 | Uruguay | Montevideo | 3,449,299 |
| 6 | Paraguay | Asuncion | 6,956,071 |
| 7 | Bolivia | Sucre | 11,353,142 |
| 8 | Ecuador | Quito | 17,084,357 |
| 9 | Chile | Santiago | 18,729,160 |
| 10 | Venezuela | Caracas | 28,870,195 |
| 11 | Peru | Lima | 31,989,256 |
Oceania
There are 28 countries in Ocenia with a population smaller than Malaysia.
| # | Country | Capital City | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitcairn | Adamstown | 46 |
| 2 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 300 | |
| 3 | Tokelau | 1,466 | |
| 4 | Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | 1,500 |
| 5 | Norfolk Island | Kingston | 1,828 |
| 6 | Niue | Alofi | 2,166 |
| 7 | Tuvalu | Funafuti | 11,508 |
| 8 | Nauru | Yaren | 12,704 |
| 9 | Wallis and Futuna | Mata Utu | 16,025 |
| 10 | Palau | Melekeok | 17,907 |
| 11 | Cook Islands | Avarua | 21,388 |
| 12 | American Samoa | Pago Pago | 55,465 |
| 13 | Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | 56,882 |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | Majuro | 58,413 |
| 15 | Tonga | Nuku'alofa | 103,197 |
| 16 | Micronesia | Palikir | 112,640 |
| 17 | Kiribati | Tarawa | 115,847 |
| 18 | Guam | Hagatna | 165,768 |
| 19 | Samoa | Apia | 196,130 |
| 20 | French Polynesia | Papeete | 277,679 |
| 21 | New Caledonia | Noumea | 284,060 |
| 22 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | 292,680 |
| 23 | Solomon Islands | Honiara | 652,858 |
| 24 | Fiji | Suva | 883,483 |
| 25 | Timor Leste | Dili | 1,267,972 |
| 26 | New Zealand | Wellington | 4,885,500 |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 8,606,316 |
| 28 | Australia | Canberra | 24,992,369 |