← 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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SarawakMiri
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SarawakSamarahan
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Miri vs Samarahan: 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?
Miri259,000
VSSamarahan137,200
Miri higher by 121,800 people
MiriRM 6,600
VSSamarahanRM 6,785
Samarahan higher by RM 185
MiriRM 4,609
VSSamarahanRM 4,973
Samarahan higher by RM 364
Miri2,255.7
VSSamarahan6,580.4
Samarahan higher by 4,324.7 metric tonnes
Miri349
VSSamarahan128
Miri higher by 221 active public-sector hospital beds
PopulationPopulation
2026Miri259,000people2026
DIFFERENCE121,800 peopleMiri higher
Samarahan137,200people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024MiriRM 6,600median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 185Samarahan higher
SamarahanRM 6,785median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024MiriRM 4,609mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 364Samarahan higher
SamarahanRM 4,973mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024MiriRM 8,166mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 201Miri higher
SamarahanRM 7,965mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Miri3.8%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE2.5 percentage pointsSamarahan higher
Samarahan6.3%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Miri0.307household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.015Samarahan higher
Samarahan0.322household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
EducationGovernment-school enrolment
2025Miri43,821students2025
DIFFERENCE16,343 studentsMiri higher
Samarahan27,478students2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationPublic education institutions
2025Miri73institutions2025
DIFFERENCE43 institutionsMiri higher
Samarahan30institutions2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationStudents per teacher
2025Miri13.6students per teacher2025
DIFFERENCE1.8 students per teacherMiri higher
Samarahan11.8students per teacher2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
AgricultureCrop production
2017Miri2,255.7metric tonnes2017
DIFFERENCE4,324.7 metric tonnesSamarahan higher
Samarahan6,580.4metric tonnes2017
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSM
HealthPublic-sector hospital beds
2022Miri349active public-sector hospital beds2022
DIFFERENCE221 active public-sector hospital bedsMiri higher
Samarahan128active public-sector hospital beds2022
Ministry of Health Malaysia