← Explore MalaysiaSHARED METRICS11available for both districtsDifferent source families stay separate. LIKE-FOR-LIKE PERIODS11same 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.
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SarawakBau
11shared metricsSwap ↔
SarawakSerian
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Bau vs Serian: how much is truly like-for-like?
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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?
Bau54,200
VSSerian56,700
Serian higher by 2,500 people
BauRM 4,885
VSSerianRM 4,082
Bau higher by RM 803
BauRM 3,965
VSSerianRM 3,594
Bau higher by RM 371
Bau8,364.1
VSSerian29,209.1
Serian higher by 20,845 metric tonnes
Bau68
VSSerian84
Serian higher by 16 active public-sector hospital beds
PopulationPopulation
2026Bau54,200people2026
DIFFERENCE2,500 peopleSerian higher
Serian56,700people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024BauRM 4,885median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 803Bau higher
SerianRM 4,082median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024BauRM 3,965mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 371Bau higher
SerianRM 3,594mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024BauRM 5,843mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 730Bau higher
SerianRM 5,113mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Bau6.2%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE5.6 percentage pointsSerian higher
Serian11.8%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Bau0.327household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.001Bau higher
Serian0.326household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
EducationGovernment-school enrolment
2025Bau9,824students2025
DIFFERENCE15,322 studentsSerian higher
Serian25,146students2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationPublic education institutions
2025Bau44institutions2025
DIFFERENCE41 institutionsSerian higher
Serian85institutions2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationStudents per teacher
2025Bau9.5students per teacher2025
DIFFERENCE0.6 students per teacherSerian higher
Serian10.1students per teacher2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
AgricultureCrop production
2017Bau8,364.1metric tonnes2017
DIFFERENCE20,845 metric tonnesSerian higher
Serian29,209.1metric tonnes2017
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSM
HealthPublic-sector hospital beds
2022Bau68active public-sector hospital beds2022
DIFFERENCE16 active public-sector hospital bedsSerian higher
Serian84active public-sector hospital beds2022
Ministry of Health Malaysia