Malaysia vs Portugal: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Malaysia
2.4%
in 2019
Portugal
2.2%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
29th
Portugal rank
32nd

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
0246199020052020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 162 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 2.0% 0.1% Portugal
2000s 2.8% 4.5% 1.7% Portugal
2010s 2.7% 4.4% 1.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Malaysia or Portugal?
Malaysia, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Malaysia ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.