← Explore MalaysiaSHARED METRICS6available for both districtsDifferent source families stay separate. LIKE-FOR-LIKE PERIODS6same 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
COMPARE DISTRICTS
Put two local markets on the same scale.
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SabahKota Kinabalu
6shared metricsSwap ↔
SabahKalabakan
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Kota Kinabalu vs Kalabakan: 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?
Kota Kinabalu556,100
VSKalabakan59,300
Kota Kinabalu higher by 496,800 people
Kota KinabaluRM 5,896
VSKalabakanRM 3,304
Kota Kinabalu higher by RM 2,592
Kota KinabaluRM 4,726
VSKalabakanRM 2,257
Kota Kinabalu higher by RM 2,469
PopulationPopulation
2026Kota Kinabalu556,100people2026
DIFFERENCE496,800 peopleKota Kinabalu higher
Kalabakan59,300people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024Kota KinabaluRM 5,896median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 2,592Kota Kinabalu higher
KalabakanRM 3,304median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024Kota KinabaluRM 4,726mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 2,469Kota Kinabalu higher
KalabakanRM 2,257mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024Kota KinabaluRM 8,715mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 3,541Kota Kinabalu higher
KalabakanRM 5,174mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Kota Kinabalu12%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE14.8 percentage pointsKalabakan higher
Kalabakan26.8%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Kota Kinabalu0.426household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.021Kalabakan higher
Kalabakan0.447household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)