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Congo vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Congo
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Leads on 33 of 112 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 74 of 112 metrics

Summary

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); Congo leads on Televisions (33,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 112 compared metrics, Congo wins on 33 and Malaysia wins on 74.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.25 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 points★56.09 points
Radios341,000★10.9
Televisions33,000★10.8
Waterways1,1207,200★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index39.583.3★
Electricity Consumption912★136.9
Electricity Exports22★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6478★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports1833★
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500★33
Electricity Production1.7148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★41.1
Gross Fixed Investment45.2★25.2
Gross National Saving19.528.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3930.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production1.3969.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61★1.18
Oil Consumption11,000561,000★
Oil Exports211,800644,900★
Oil Imports2,832355,300★
Oil Production302,200664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves1.64★
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people5.6 people★
Public Debt128.764.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760528,300★
Remittances0.30.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17★1.57
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.220.37★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.512.6★
Top Exporting Countries8.30B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate19.7 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.83 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66★260.01
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 km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per year★64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources832★580

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8209.87★
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)169 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land204,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions15★13
Independence1531★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.121.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita219.15 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,00092,000★
Underweight Children Under 512.3★14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.65★
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.87 years★
Median age of population18.67 years31.44 years★
Population Change156,545 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density19.42 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.260.29★
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)4.64 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5618.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age2021★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.36 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums67.37 %★0.2 %
Total deaths39,514.9 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.99 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11.58★
Airports56100★
Civil Air Travel453★

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