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Greece vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Greece
grc
Leads on 44 of 118 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 66 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Greece and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Waterways (7,200) against Greece (6); Greece leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (991.10) against Malaysia (1.18); Malaysia leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (1.57) against Greece (0.01). Across 118 compared metrics, Greece wins on 44 and Malaysia wins on 66.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)86.27 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.27 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.37 points56.09 points★
Radios5.0210.9★
Televisions2.5410.8★
Waterways67,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.48B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars287.13B $466.53B $★
Apple Import Volume20.96M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %3 %★
Coal Revenue0.04★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.25 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index68.483.3★
Electricity Consumption56.89136.9★
Electricity Exports1.043★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5778★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1418★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables29★4
Electricity Imports9.8333★
Electricity Installed Capacity19.1733★
Electricity Production52.05148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)92.69 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.440.7★
Gross Fixed Investment10.425.2★
Gross National Saving10.928.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.9330.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports4.98★2.8
Natural Gas Production869.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves991.1★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed8 patents★5 patents
Oil Consumption371,300561,000★
Oil Exports181,600644,900★
Oil Imports496,600★355,300
Oil Production7,946664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves10★4
Population Below Poverty Line18.8 people6.2 people★
Public Debt190.664.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption304,100704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,900★208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports192,200304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production655,400★528,300
Remittances0.20.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.70.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues26.6★12.6
Top Exporting Countries107.91B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate10.2 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate51.96 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.37M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions62.06★260.01
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clustersa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation34.94 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.3 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources68580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.73 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)34.24209.87★
Agricultural land49,262.14 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)13,676 km★4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita1,210.72 cubic meters per inhabitant★611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land12,191★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.09 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions1313
Independence331★
Suffrage Participation Rate1718★

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.56★13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)821.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita4,141.71 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density4.2 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.9 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000★92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)147,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.12 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.67★0.65
Life expectancy at birth85.11 years★80.87 years
Median age of population47.22 years★31.44 years
Population Change-67,933.1 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density74.53 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population9.83M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.68★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)7.38 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)11.99 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.6618.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.54 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother96 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.15 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.32★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age2121
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.29 %83.21 %★
Physician Density6.58 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.35 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums-0.3 %0.2 %★
Total deaths120,560.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.53 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration-10,452.7 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.5★1.58
Airports82100★
Civil Air Travel3953★
Heliports59★24

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