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Congo vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 164 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Congo
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Leads on 51 of 164 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 108 of 164 metrics

Summary

Malaysia has 5.5 times as many people as Congo (36.4 million vs 6.64 million). Malaysia's economy is 25.6 times the size of Congo's ($466.53 billion vs $18.23 billion GDP).

Comparing Congo and Malaysia: Congo leads on Radios (341,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Congo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (591,500) against Malaysia (33); Malaysia leads on Malaria Incidence Rate (0.07 cases per 1,000) against Congo (235.90 cases per 1,000). Across 164 compared metrics, Congo wins on 51 and Malaysia wins on 108.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 61 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 8 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration1.27 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants13.03 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.25 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %97.69 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed1.27 Mbps13.03 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 pointsā˜…56.09 points
Radios341,000ā˜…10.9
Televisions33,000ā˜…10.8
Waterways1,1207,200ā˜…

Economy

61 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $47.38B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $466.53B $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.84 %ā˜…21.95 %
Bank Account Ownership Rate55.58 %88.69 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %ā˜…3 %
Coal Revenue00.02ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %ā˜…4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index39.583.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption912ā˜…136.9
Electricity Exports22ā˜…3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6478ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36ā˜…18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04ā˜…
Electricity Imports1833ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500ā˜…33
Electricity Production1.7148.3ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita113.16 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate66.57 %ā˜…56.67 %
Gini Index Coefficient48.9ā˜…41.1
Gross Fixed Investment45.2ā˜…25.2
Gross National Saving19.528.5ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage47.46 %63.18 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries6,194.09 USD35,461.45 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %4.9 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate2.4 %1.38 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.8 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDPā˜…1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3930.44ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports038.23ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports02.8ā˜…
Natural Gas Production1.3969.49ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61ā˜…1.18
Oil Consumption11,000561,000ā˜…
Oil Exports211,800644,900ā˜…
Oil Imports2,832355,300ā˜…
Oil Production302,200664,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves1.64ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people5.6 peopleā˜…
Private Investment (% of GDP)17.71 % of GDPā˜…15.67 % of GDP
Public Debt128.764.3ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.38 %1.01 %ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD5.1 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000704,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766208,400ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162304,600ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760528,300ā˜…
Remittances0.30.4ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million126.97 researchers1,218.33 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17ā˜…1.57
Robotics Research Funding0.38 USD1.01 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.220.37ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)6.51 %ā˜…11.22 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)6.51 % of GDP11.22 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues6.512.6ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries8.30B USD301.22B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.84 %ā˜…3.69 %
Unemployment Rate19.7 %3.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.83 %66.12 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate40.5 %11.95 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497ā˜…13.93M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate14,000 %ā˜…-60,000 %
Average Annual Temperature25.29 Ā°C25.87 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66ā˜…260.01
Global Precipitation Distribution1,480.61 mm3,150.09 mmā˜…
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation36.64 sq kmā˜…13.3 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage36.6 %ā˜…13.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per yearā˜…64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources832ā˜…580
Total Threatened Mammal Species18 speciesā˜…80 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %4.11 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8209.87ā˜…
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. kmā˜…85,710 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km341,500ā˜…328,550
Coastline Length (km)169 km4,675 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land204,420ā˜…

Government

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %67.87 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions15ā˜…13
Corruption Perception Index23 indexā˜…50 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score23 index50 indexā˜…
Independence1531ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score0.07ā˜…-2.46
Public Sector Corruption Perception23ā˜…50
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water45.87 %94.45 %ā˜…
Average BMI for Adults22.3 kg/mĀ²25.3 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate72 %96 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.121.1ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders66 years76.82 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends1.45 per 1,000 births0.48 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita219.15 USD1,703.34 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score45 score80 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.4 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy66 years76.82 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %0.3 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km1.9 people/sq kmā˜…
Hospital Beds per Capita1.6 beds per 1,0001.88 beds per 1,000ā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence11.93 %ā˜…13.81 %
Malaria Incidence Rate235.9 cases per 1,0000.07 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %26 %ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density1.12 per 1,000 people4.03 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %ā˜…15.6 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending27.97 %ā˜…37.09 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,00092,000ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors0.172.29ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 512.3ā˜…14.1

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Active Military Personnel10,000 personnel113,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.31 %1.04 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000136,000ā˜…

People and Society

39 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %58.88 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.430.65ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.87 yearsā˜…
Median age of population18.67 years31.44 yearsā˜…
Population Change156,545 persons428,622.9 personsā˜…
Population density19.42 per sq. kmā˜…110.8 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons36.40M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.260.29ā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita5 litersā˜…0.51 liters
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %ā˜…14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %52.2 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate30.42 per 1,000 peopleā˜…12.36 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)4.64 %ā˜…5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons9.69M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)8.32 %44.3 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate1.27 %13.03 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth102.04 male/female106.37 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.230.48ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5618.26ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years9.72 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people8.62 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45167.88ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling6.74 years11.96 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age2021ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Old-Age Dependency Ratio5.19 %ā˜…10.6 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %ā˜…83.21 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km2.34 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate2.36 %ā˜…0.97 %
Population living in slums67.37 %ā˜…0.2 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio44.4412ā˜…
Total deaths39,514.9 personsā˜…179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %ā˜…42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.99 per womanā˜…1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons162,673.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births5.53 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate2.73 %ā˜…1.79 %

Transportation

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11.58ā˜…
Airports56100ā˜…
Civil Air Travel453ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita10.70M USD116.52M USDā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Congo vs Malaysia

Which has a larger population, Congo or Malaysia?ā–¾

Malaysia. Malaysia has 5.5 times as many people as Congo (36.4 million vs 6.64 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Congo or Malaysia?ā–¾

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 25.6 times the size of Congo's ($466.53 billion vs $18.23 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Congo or Malaysia?ā–¾

Malaysia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $12,818 in Malaysia vs $2,747 in Congo (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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