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Estonia vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Estonia
est
Leads on 44 of 119 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 67 of 119 metrics

Summary

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 119 compared metrics, Estonia wins on 44 and Malaysia wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)92.24 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.24 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score89.46 points★56.09 points
Radios1.0110.9★
Televisions605,000★10.8
Waterways3357,200★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.10B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars49.13B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.55 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume12.37M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.2 %4.61 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index80.683.3★
Electricity Consumption8.8136.9★
Electricity Exports5.61★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7278★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables28★4
Electricity Imports3.5833★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.5833★
Electricity Production11.55148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)73.68 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.340.7★
Gross Fixed Investment23.325.2★
Gross National Saving2728.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.5 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption481.4★30.44
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports481.4★2.8
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption31,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports28,520355,300★
Oil Production7,642664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line22.5 people6.2 people★
Public Debt28.3★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.3 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption28,300704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports27,150208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports35,520304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances1.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.851.57★
Robotics Research Funding1.76 USD★1.01 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.350.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.4★12.6
Top Exporting Countries32.64B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.13 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-437,480★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.61★260.01
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 km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.81580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.03 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)115.87209.87★
Agricultural land9,866.4 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,794 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita133.26 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land204,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.62 %★67.87 %
Administrative Divisions15★13
Independence2431★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water98.94 %★94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.86★13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.921.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita4,030.44 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density4.5 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.2 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS7,100★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People16 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 50.4★14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)7,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.99 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.81★0.65
Life expectancy at birth83.9 years★80.87 years
Median age of population42.96 years★31.44 years
Population Change-26,511.3 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density31.32 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population1.33M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.97★0.29
Birth Rate (%)7.86 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)12.57 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age284,919.6 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate756,200★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school11.96 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population454,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)181.59★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.76 %83.21 %★
Physician Density3.47 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.47 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums0.34 %★0.2 %
Total deaths16,078.4 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.75 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.27 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration-20,200.2 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate1.89 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇪 Estonia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.161.58★
Airports34100★
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft53
Heliports1024★

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