from economy part,how do u feel the ranking for malaysia for in asia?
i think top 1 will be japan,
then following is china include hongkong n taiwan
then korea n singapore
i think malaysia and thailand will b top 5 in asia.

I think SKorea, Singapore and Taiwan should be above China. Their population is pretty low but could generate GDP of hundred of billions. The same can be applied to both Malaysia and Thailand too. But when it comes to economic power, I agree with your list!

malaysia's GDP only reach over 100 billion dollars(real terms)
or almost 250 billion dollars if using PPP(purchasing power parity)

note: this is not accurate :sleepy: :sleepy:

i think this is wat it will look like since i am studying economics for my degree and from all the economic mags that i read.... wakak..... this table below compares countries relative to their economic size and doesnt take into account other factors such as population, equality etc therefore when u see countries like indonesia's economy is larger than malaysia but this doesnt actually mean that their standard of living in indonesia is better than malaysia..... the data i gave below are roundup numbers and not the exact number just to give u an idea the size of each economy

1. japan - $4500 billion
2.china + HK (without HK china will still be 2nd) - $1500 billion
3.india - $700 billion
4.south korea - $600 billion
5.taiwan - $300 billion
6.indonesia - $250 billion
7.malaysia - $170 billion
8.thailand - $150 billion
9.singapore - $100 billion
10.pakistan -$90 billion

i think this is wat it will look like since i am studying economics for my degree and from all the economic mags that i read.... wakak..... this table below compares countries relative to their economic size and doesnt take into account other factors such as population, equality etc therefore when u see countries like indonesia's economy is larger than malaysia but this doesnt actually mean that their standard of living in indonesia is better than malaysia..... the data i gave below are roundup numbers and not the exact number just to give u an idea the size of each economy

1. japan - $4500 billion
2.china + HK (without HK china will still be 2nd) - $1500 billion
3.india - $700 billion
4.south korea - $600 billion
5.taiwan - $300 billion
6.indonesia - $250 billion
7.malaysia - $170 billion
8.thailand - $150 billion
9.singapore - $100 billion
10.pakistan -$90 billion
how about if these data divide by population
as conclusion india,indonesia n thailand popular is much much more compare to our malaysia .

how about if these data divide by population
as conclusion india,indonesia n thailand popular is much much more compare to our malaysia .

ummm not sure about the exact table but i think it will look something like this

1. japan
2. south korea
3. Hong Kong
4. singapore
5. taiwan
6.malaysia
7. thailand, philipines..... and then will be china, indonesia and india..... and all the other countries

btw i forgot about philipines in the previous table :bash: sorry....

and about hong kong singapore and taiwan their position here is very close so they might overlap each other....

hmm...in term of GNI per capita (2003): :)

(Countries and territories)

1.Japan ($34,510)
2.Hong Kong ($25,430)
3.Singapore ($21,230)
4.Brunei (Unclear)
5.Macau ($14,420)
6.Taiwan ($13,320)
7.Korea ($12,020)
8.Malaysia (Disputable/artificially fixed lower rate/currency undervalue!!! hehe..)
9.Thailand
10.China
11.philippine (US $1,080 )


source: BBC

ummmm ure data looks about rite... but i am 100% sure korea and taiwan's figures are much higher.... around that of hk and singapore's of around 30000 to 20000.
malaysia is around 5000

Richest world cities (some cities like san francisco and bandar seri begawan are missing!)

Rank/ Cities/ Wage index
1 Zurich 100.0 <--- greg's hometown :D
2 Basel 95.8
3 Geneva 88.5
4 Oslo 86.2
5 Lugano 85.1
6 Luxembourg 82.0
7 Copenhagen 79.9
8 Dublin 73.6
9 Chicago 72.8
10 New York 70.6
11 Tokyo 67.6
12 London 65.9
13 Los Angeles 65.4
14 Frankfurt 63.3
15 Helsinki 62.1
16 Stockholm 61.9
17 Amsterdam 60.6
18 Brussels 60.0
19 Berlin 57.6
20 Miami 56.7
21 Paris 56.4
22 Vienna 56.0
23 Nicosia 56.0
24 Toronto 54.1
25 Montreal 53.3
26 Sydney 47.4
27 Barcelona 45.6
28 Milan 43.6
29 Madrid 43.5
30 Athens 41.9
31 Auckland 40.6
32 Rome 36.2
33 Taipei 33.3
34 Dubai 33.1
35 Seoul 31.9
36 Tel Aviv 31.3
37 Hong Kong 31.2
38 Lisbon 27.2
39 Johannesburg 26.5
40 Manama 26.5
41 Singapore 26.2
42 Istanbul 24.1
43 Ljubljana 19.6
44 Budapest 18.3
45 Moscow 16.9
46 Santiago de Chile 16.3
47 São Paulo 15.1
48 Kuala Lumpur 15.0
49 Prague 13.9
50 Tallinn 13.5
51 Riga 13.3
52 Bratislava 13.1
53 Warsaw 12.8
54 Shanghai 12.4
55 Caracas 11.8
56 Rio de Janeiro 11.7
57 Bogotá 11.6
58 Vilnius 11.3
59 Lima 10.9
60 Mexico City 9.6
61 Buenos Aires 9.4
62 Bangkok 8.7
63 Bucharest 8.2
64 Jakarta 7.5
65 Lagos 6.8
66 Sofia 6.6
67 Kiev 6.2
68 Manila 5.6
69 Nairobi 4.5
70 Mumbai 3.8
71 Karachi 3.5

ummmm ure data looks about rite... but i am 100% sure korea and taiwan's figures are much higher.... around that of hk and singapore's of around 30000 to 20000.
malaysia is around 5000

well..I've got it from www.bbc.co.uk

in 2000, malaysia's GDP per capita did reach over 10,700 dollars but by the next few years that figure declined to just around 9000 dollars...........that has to do with slow economic growth or maybe the population is growing faster...or maybe both.....

The figures looks good for Malaysia but our pay is still like peanuts! :D

Standard of living is increasing but our miserable wages are stuck since the middle ages! :dizzy:

from The Star


Malaysia 36th in quality of life index

NEW YORK: Malaysia has gone up 15 positions from last year to rank 36th in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality of life index for this year.

With a gross domestic product per person (at purchasing power parity) of US$10,450 (RM39,710), Malaysia is now sixth among Asian countries.

Singapore is in 11th place followed by Japan (17th), Hong Kong (18th), Taiwan (21st) and South Korea (30th), among the 111 countries that were ranked.

To determine quality of life, there were nine factors taken into consideration. They included material well-being, health, which considers life expectancy, political stability and security, and family life, which covers divorce rate.

The other determinants were community life, climate and geography, job security, political freedom and gender equality.

Ireland leads the ranking, moving up from fourth last year to top spot, while the United States dropped two places to 13th. Zimbabwe is at the bottom rung.

Hmmmm......my quality of life index are based on the number of mamaks available per capita so KL would be at the top spot! :lol:

Hmmmm......my quality of life index are based on the number of mamaks available per capita so KL would be at the top spot! :lol:

Ish...no wonder la...there are so many mamak stall in KL :lol:

^^^ Yea.....just ask any Malaysians (or at least any college students) that have studied overseas. 90% would say they missed mamak so that is why you could see why Melbourne's outdoor cafes are packed with Malaysian students cos those are like mamak substitute mah :D