← Explore MalaysiaSHARED METRICS9available for both districtsDifferent source families stay separate. LIKE-FOR-LIKE PERIODS9same published periodBest candidates for direct numeric comparison. PERIOD MISMATCHES0latest periods differNo direct difference is calculated for these rows. DISTRICTS INDEXED168available in the current directoryCoverage depends on the underlying district datasets. Same-period comparisons only; mismatched periods stay visibly flagged.Population Median household income Household expenditure Crop production Public-sector hospital beds
COMPARE DISTRICTS
Put two local markets on the same scale.
PulseKita compares only metrics available for both districts and keeps the source period visible before calculating any difference.
KedahKulim
9shared metricsSwap ↔
KedahKota Setar
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Kulim vs Kota Setar: how much is truly like-for-like?
District comparisons only use metrics available for both places. PulseKita keeps source periods visible and refuses to calculate a direct difference when the latest periods do not match.
USE IT THIS WAY
Higher is not automatically better. Population, income, expenditure, poverty, hospital beds and agricultural production all require different interpretation.
AT A GLANCE
What separates these two districts?
Kulim355,500
VSKota Setar384,100
Kota Setar higher by 28,600 people
KulimRM 5,236
VSKota SetarRM 5,208
Kulim higher by RM 28
KulimRM 4,054
VSKota SetarRM 4,495
Kota Setar higher by RM 441
Kulim6,949.5
VSKota Setar0
Kulim higher by 6,949.5 metric tonnes
Kulim320
VSKota Setar1,108
Kota Setar higher by 788 active public-sector hospital beds
PopulationPopulation
2026Kulim355,500people2026
DIFFERENCE28,600 peopleKota Setar higher
Kota Setar384,100people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024KulimRM 5,236median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 28Kulim higher
Kota SetarRM 5,208median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024KulimRM 4,054mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 441Kota Setar higher
Kota SetarRM 4,495mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024KulimRM 6,395mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 361Kulim higher
Kota SetarRM 6,034mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Kulim8.5%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE3 percentage pointsKulim higher
Kota Setar5.5%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Kulim0.349household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.021Kulim higher
Kota Setar0.328household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
EducationPublic education institutions
2025Kulim90institutions2025
DIFFERENCE35 institutionsKota Setar higher
Kota Setar125institutions2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
AgricultureCrop production
2017Kulim6,949.5metric tonnes2017
DIFFERENCE6,949.5 metric tonnesKulim higher
Kota Setar0metric tonnes2017
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSM
HealthPublic-sector hospital beds
2022Kulim320active public-sector hospital beds2022
DIFFERENCE788 active public-sector hospital bedsKota Setar higher
Kota Setar1,108active public-sector hospital beds2022
Ministry of Health Malaysia