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Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Afghanistan
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Leads on 38 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 68 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Afghanistan and Malaysia: Afghanistan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (634,100) against Malaysia (33); Afghanistan leads on Radios (167,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Afghanistan leads on Televisions (100,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 117 compared metrics, Afghanistan wins on 38 and Malaysia wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)16.09 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.71 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score17.88 points56.09 points★
Radios167,000★10.9
Televisions100,000★10.8
Waterways1,2007,200★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.56B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.29 %22.8 %★
Apple Import Volume90,480 tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Coal Revenue0.45★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 44.1 | Starting a Business score: 92.0 | Trading Across Borders score: 30.6 | Enforcing Contracts score: 31.8 83.3
Electricity Consumption5.53136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4578★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants52★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables44
Electricity Imports4.433★
Electricity Installed Capacity634,100★33
Electricity Production1.21148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.38 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.441.1★
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%20.3
Gross National Saving22.728.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.8 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-6.6 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption164.2★30.44
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production164.2★69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves49.55★1.18
Oil Consumption4,800561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports4,512355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line54.5 people6.2 people★
Public Debt7.8★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption35,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports34,210304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances1.9★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.21.57★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.912.6★
Top Exporting Countries2.89B USD274.68B USD★
Unemployment Rate13.3 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate37.46 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)309,679★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.76★260.01
Population Distributionpopulations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populateda highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation3.6 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.65 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources65.33580★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.35 %4.11 %★
Agricultural land387,372 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita43.87 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,930★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.1 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions34★13
Independence1931★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water30.55 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.721.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita404.26 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)21.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)521 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 518.415.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)165,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)65.73 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.420.65★
Life expectancy at birth69.52 years80.87 years★
Median age of population17.46 years31.44 years★
Population Change1.50M persons★428,622.9 persons
Population density68.74 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population45.04M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.090.29★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)35.99 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)5.79 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age10.79M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1318.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.41 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.59 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)165.26167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age22★21
Military Service Age and Obligationservice is voluntary; there is no conscription (2023) note: the Taliban dismissed nearly all women from the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, except those serving in detention facilities and assisting with body searches17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.81 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.32 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.86 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums74.25 %★0.2 %
Total deaths213,986.9 persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.45 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate4.57 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration192,894.5 persons★162,673.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate50.42 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.58★
Airports68100★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel253★
Heliports824★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate7.5 %★2.75 %

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