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Estonia vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 171 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Estonia
est
Leads on 73 of 171 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 90 of 171 metrics

Summary

Malaysia has 27.4 times as many people as Estonia (36.4 million vs 1.33 million). Malaysia's economy is 9.5 times the size of Estonia's ($466.53 billion vs $49.13 billion GDP).

Comparing Estonia and Malaysia: Estonia leads on Televisions (605,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Estonia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (454,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Estonia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (756,200) against Malaysia (18.26). Across 171 compared metrics, Estonia wins on 73 and Malaysia wins on 90.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 65 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 23 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration35.35 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)92.24 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.24 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed35.35 Mbpsā˜…13.55 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score89.46 pointsā˜…56.09 points
Radios1.0110.9ā˜…
Televisions605,000ā˜…10.8
Waterways3357,200ā˜…

Economy

65 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.10B $47.38B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars49.13B $466.53B $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.55 %ā˜…21.95 %
Apple Import Volume12.37M tonnes101.62M tonnesā˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate98.9 %ā˜…88.69 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.02ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.2 %4.61 %ā˜…
Corporate Tax Rate Trends20 %24 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDPā˜…3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index80.683.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption8.8136.9ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.61ā˜…3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7278ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables28ā˜…4
Electricity Imports3.5833ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity2.5833ā˜…
Electricity Production11.55148.3ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)73.68 USD per capita113.16 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate80.82 %ā˜…56.67 %
Gini Index Coefficient32.340.7ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment23.325.2ā˜…
Gross National Saving2728.5ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage51.48 %63.18 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries41,604.32 USDā˜…35,461.45 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7 %4.9 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate4.83 %1.38 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.5 %1.8 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDPā˜…1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption481.4ā˜…30.44
Natural Gas Exports038.23ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports481.4ā˜…2.8
Natural Gas Production069.49ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18ā˜…
Oil Consumption31,000561,000ā˜…
Oil Exports0644,900ā˜…
Oil Imports28,520355,300ā˜…
Oil Production7,642664,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves04ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line22.5 people6.2 peopleā˜…
Public Debt28.3ā˜…64.3
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)1.76 %ā˜…1.01 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.3 USD5.1 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption28,300704,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports27,150208,400ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports35,520304,600ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300ā˜…
Remittances1.2ā˜…0.4
Researchers in R&D per Million4,654.85 researchersā˜…1,218.33 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources0.851.57ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding1.76 USDā˜…1.01 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.350.01ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)22.67 %12.43 %ā˜…
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)22.67 % of GDPā˜…12.43 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues21.4ā˜…12.6
Top Exporting Countries32.64B USD301.22B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)-7.97 %3.69 %ā˜…
Total Number of Billionaires219ā˜…
Tourism Contribution to GDP5.4 %6.4 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)5.4 %6.4 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate7.9 %3.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.13 %ā˜…66.12 %
Youth Unemployment Rate19.7 %11.95 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-437,480ā˜…13.93M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate575.98 %ā˜…-60,000 %
Average Annual Temperature7.71 Ā°C25.87 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.61ā˜…260.01
Global Precipitation Distribution845.38 mm3,150.09 mmā˜…
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populationsa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.9 sq kmā˜…13.3 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage21.6 %ā˜…13.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources12.81580ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species1 speciesā˜…80 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.03 %4.11 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)115.87209.87ā˜…
Agricultural land9,866.4 sq. km85,710 sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km42,730328,550ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)3,794 km4,675 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita133.26 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land204,420ā˜…

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.62 %ā˜…67.87 %
Administrative Divisions15ā˜…13
Corruption Perception Index76 index50 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score76 indexā˜…50 index
Independence2431ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score6.8ā˜…-2.46
Prison Population Rate118 per 100,000ā˜…244 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception7650ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

23 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water98.94 %ā˜…94.7 %
Average BMI for Adults26.9 kg/mĀ²ā˜…25.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate83 %96 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.86ā˜…13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.921.1ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders79.3 yearsā˜…76.82 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.19 per 1,000 birthsā˜…0.48 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita4,030.44 USDā˜…1,703.34 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 score80 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDPā˜…4.4 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy79.3 yearsā˜…76.82 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density4.5 people/sq kmā˜…2 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita4.13 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.96 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence4.17 %ā˜…13.81 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %ā˜…26 %
Nurses and Midwives Density6.66 per 1,000 peopleā˜…4.05 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.2 %15.6 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending22.1 %ā˜…37.09 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS7,100ā˜…92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People16 per 100,000 peopleā˜…1 per 100,000 people
Total Number of Doctors3.47ā˜…2.29
Underweight Children Under 50.4ā˜…14.1

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Active Military Personnel7,000 personnel113,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)3.37 %1.04 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)7,000136,000ā˜…

People and Society

39 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.99 %58.88 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.81ā˜…0.65
Life expectancy at birth83.9 yearsā˜…80.87 years
Median age of population42.96 yearsā˜…31.44 years
Population Change-26,511.3 persons428,622.9 personsā˜…
Population density31.32 per sq. kmā˜…110.8 per sq. km
Total population1.33M persons36.40M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.97ā˜…0.29
Beer Consumption per Capita4.41 litersā˜…0.51 liters
Birth Rate (%)7.86 %14.05 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Crude Birth Rate7.1 per 1,000 people12.36 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)12.57 %5.8 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDPā˜…3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age284,919.6 persons9.69M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)79.23 %ā˜…45.85 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate35.35 %ā˜…13.55 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth105.98 male/female106.37 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.77ā˜…0.48
Labor Force Participation Rate756,200ā˜…18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school11.96 yearsā˜…9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population454,000 peopleā˜…8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)181.59ā˜…167.88
Mean Years of Schooling12.29 yearsā˜…11.96 years
Military Manpower at Military Age1821ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Old-Age Dependency Ratio33.1 %10.6 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.76 %83.21 %ā˜…
Physician Density3.47 people/sq kmā˜…2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.47 %0.97 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0.34 %ā˜…0.2 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio11.31ā˜…11.66
Total deaths16,078.4 personsā˜…179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.75 %ā˜…42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.27 per woman1.53 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-20,200.2 persons162,673.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate1.89 per live birthsā˜…5.53 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate-0.4 %1.79 %ā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.161.58ā˜…
Airports34100ā˜…
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft53
Heliports1024ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡Ŗ EstoniašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita2.36B USD24.59B USDā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Estonia vs Malaysia

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

Malaysia. Malaysia has 27.4 times as many people as Estonia (36.4 million vs 1.33 million). Data for 2026.

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

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 9.5 times the size of Estonia's ($466.53 billion vs $49.13 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

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

Estonia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $36,994 in Estonia vs $12,818 in Malaysia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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