← Explore MalaysiaSHARED METRICS8available for both districtsDifferent source families stay separate. LIKE-FOR-LIKE PERIODS8same 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
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SabahTongod
8shared metricsSwap ↔
SabahKota Kinabalu
COMPARE DISTRICTS · SAME METRIC
Tongod vs Kota Kinabalu: how much is truly like-for-like?
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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?
Tongod42,500
VSKota Kinabalu556,100
Kota Kinabalu higher by 513,600 people
TongodRM 3,470
VSKota KinabaluRM 5,896
Kota Kinabalu higher by RM 2,426
TongodRM 2,465
VSKota KinabaluRM 4,726
Kota Kinabalu higher by RM 2,261
Tongod245.9
VSKota Kinabalu576.2
Kota Kinabalu higher by 330.3 metric tonnes
PopulationPopulation
2026Tongod42,500people2026
DIFFERENCE513,600 peopleKota Kinabalu higher
Kota Kinabalu556,100people2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMedian household income
2024TongodRM 3,470median monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 2,426Kota Kinabalu higher
Kota KinabaluRM 5,896median monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
2024TongodRM 2,465mean monthly household expenditure2024
DIFFERENCERM 2,261Kota Kinabalu higher
Kota KinabaluRM 4,726mean monthly household expenditure2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsMean household income
2024TongodRM 4,090mean monthly household income2024
DIFFERENCERM 4,625Kota Kinabalu higher
Kota KinabaluRM 8,715mean monthly household income2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsPoverty rate
2024Tongod41.5%households in poverty2024
DIFFERENCE29.5 percentage pointsTongod higher
Kota Kinabalu12%households in poverty2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
HouseholdsGini coefficient
2024Tongod0.344household-income inequality2024
DIFFERENCE0.082Kota Kinabalu higher
Kota Kinabalu0.426household-income inequality2024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
EducationPublic education institutions
2025Tongod27institutions2025
DIFFERENCE55 institutionsKota Kinabalu higher
Kota Kinabalu82institutions2025
Ministry of Education Malaysia
AgricultureCrop production
2017Tongod245.9metric tonnes2017
DIFFERENCE330.3 metric tonnesKota Kinabalu higher
Kota Kinabalu576.2metric tonnes2017
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSM