According to a local news agency, they mentioned that Malaysia has more vehicles than people. In 2021, there are 32.6 million Malaysians and 33.3 million vehicles. Let that sink in, this includes taxi cabs, buses, trucks, rental cars and so on.
Netizens mentioned that one of the reasons why we have more vehicles is that many of the older ones are left to rot in neighbourhoods. Another netizen posted a meme of a cat driving, indicating that some cats are also drivers in this country as a joke.
The main reason why it ended up this way is because there are less public transportation facilities for the general public to use. Thus most would end up using a car, or use grab/taxis instead, which would contribute to this number and will continue so in the future.
