← 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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SarawakKapit
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SarawakLawas
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Kapit vs Lawas: 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?
Kapit37,800
VSLawas38,600
Lawas higher by 800 people
KapitRM 3,259
VSLawasRM 3,929
Lawas higher by RM 670
KapitRM 3,683
VSLawasRM 3,241
Kapit higher by RM 442
Kapit2,703.8
VSLawas4,992.3
Lawas higher by 2,288.5 metric tonnes
Kapit134
VSLawas46
Kapit higher by 88 active public-sector hospital beds
PopulationPopulation
2026Kapit37,800people2026
DIFFERENCE800 peopleLawas higher
Lawas38,600people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024KapitRM 3,259median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 670Lawas higher
LawasRM 3,929median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024KapitRM 3,683mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 442Kapit higher
LawasRM 3,241mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024KapitRM 4,326mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 724Lawas higher
LawasRM 5,050mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Kapit15.5%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE0.9 percentage pointsKapit higher
Lawas14.6%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Kapit0.346household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.004Lawas higher
Lawas0.35household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
EducationGovernment-school enrolment
2025Kapit9,509students2025
DIFFERENCE2,623 studentsKapit higher
Lawas6,886students2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationPublic education institutions
2025Kapit50institutions2025
DIFFERENCE15 institutionsKapit higher
Lawas35institutions2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
EducationStudents per teacher
2025Kapit8.3students per teacher2025
DIFFERENCE0.6 students per teacherLawas higher
Lawas8.9students per teacher2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
AgricultureCrop production
2017Kapit2,703.8metric tonnes2017
DIFFERENCE2,288.5 metric tonnesLawas higher
Lawas4,992.3metric tonnes2017
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSM
HealthPublic-sector hospital beds
2022Kapit134active public-sector hospital beds2022
DIFFERENCE88 active public-sector hospital bedsKapit higher
Lawas46active public-sector hospital beds2022
Ministry of Health Malaysia