Hungary vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 177 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Malaysia has 3.8 times as many people as Hungary (36.4 million vs 9.59 million). Malaysia's economy is 83% larger than Hungary's ($466.53 billion vs $254.33 billion GDP).

Comparing Hungary and Malaysia: Hungary leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (-326,572) against Malaysia (13.93 million); Malaysia leads on Natural Gas Production (69.49) against Hungary (1.81); Hungary leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (3,700) against Malaysia (92,000). Across 177 compared metrics, Hungary wins on 74 and Malaysia wins on 93.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 67 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: 41 metrics compared
Transportation: 5 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	37.54 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	93.78 %	98.02 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	93.78 %	98.02 %★	2024
Internet Users	percent of population: 92% (2024 est.)	percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	37.54 Mbps★	13.55 Mbps	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	62.82 points★	56.09 points	2025
Radios	7.01	10.9★	2002
Televisions	4.42	10.8★	2002
Waterways	1,622	7,200★	2024

Economy

67 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	6.40B $	47.38B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	254.33B $	466.53B $★	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	23.46 %★	21.95 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	29.97M tonnes	101.62M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	86.96 %	88.69 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	0.9 %	3 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	0.01	0.02★	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	1.48 %	4.61 %★	2019
Corporate Tax Rate Trends	9 %	24 %★	2018
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	6.7 % of GDP★	3.8 % of GDP	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	73.4	83.3★	2020
Electricity Consumption	39.37	136.9★	2021
Electricity Exports	5.24★	3	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	64	78★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	1	18★	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	22★	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	13★	4	2021
Electricity Imports	17.95	33★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	8.64	33★	2021
Electricity Production	30.22	148.3★	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	96.15 USD per capita	113.16 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	74.29 %★	56.67 %	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	30.2	40.7★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	15.6	25.2★	2012
Gross National Saving	25.7	28.5★	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	75.19 %★	63.18 %	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	41,160.64 USD★	35,461.45 USD	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	-2.5 %	4.9 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	4.41 %	1.38 %★	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	3.7 %	1.8 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2.1 % of GDP★	1 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	10.39	30.44★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	3.52	38.23★	2021
Natural Gas Imports	13.37★	2.8	2021
Natural Gas Production	1.81	69.49★	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	6.6★	1.18	2021
Number of AI Patents Filed	8 patents★	5 patents	2021
Oil Consumption	146,600	561,000★	2011
Oil Exports	69,820	644,900★	2011
Oil Imports	171,600	355,300★	2011
Oil Production	34,480	664,800★	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	26.57★	4	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	12.1 people	6.2 people★	2025
Public Debt	75.3	64.3★	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.39 %★	1.01 %	2022
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	0.5 USD	5.1 USD★	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	1.64 %	5.3 %★	2025
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	167,700	704,000★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	58,720	208,400★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	82,110	304,600★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	152,400	528,300★	2023
Remittances	2.3★	0.4	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	4,725.15 researchers★	1,218.33 researchers	2022
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.1	1.57★	2024
Robotics Research Funding	1.39 USD★	1.01 USD	2022
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	0.97	0.05★	2015
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	22.74 %	12.43 %★	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	22.74 % of GDP★	12.43 % of GDP	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	23.4★	12.6	2025
Top Exporting Countries	167.91B USD	301.22B USD★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	-27.51 %	3.69 %★	2024
Total Number of Billionaires	4	19★	2026
Tourism Contribution to GDP	1.64 %★	0.75 %	2021
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	1.64 %★	0.75 %	2021
Unemployment Rate	4.5 %	3.9 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	60.58 %★	66.12 %	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.21 %	11.95 %★	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	-326,572★	13.93M	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	6,074.02 %★	-60,000 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	11.96 °C	25.87 °C★	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	40.16★	260.01	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	553.03 mm	3,150.09 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations	a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	22.36 sq km★	13.3 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	22.3 %★	13.3 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	6 Cubic meters per year	64 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	104	580★	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	6 species★	80 species	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	3.86 %	4.11 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	109.49	209.87★	2020
Agricultural land	47,175 sq. km	85,710 sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	91,260	328,550★	2023
Coastline Length (km)	0 km	4,675 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	26.73 cubic meters per inhabitant	611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	1,331	4,420★	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	58.9 %	67.87 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	19★	13	2025
Corruption Perception Index	41 index★	50 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	41 index	50 index★	2024
Independence	16	31★	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	5.84★	-2.46	2019
Prison Population Rate	172 per 100,000★	206 per 100,000	2020
Public Sector Corruption Perception	41★	50	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

23 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Access to Safe Drinking Water	100 %★	94.7 %	2024
Average BMI for Adults	28.2 kg/m²★	25.3 kg/m²	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	99 %★	96 %	2024
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)	21.14	13.01★	2020
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	8.3	21.1★	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	76.72 years	76.82 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	0.35 per 1,000 births★	0.48 per 1,000 births	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	3,516.57 USD★	1,703.34 USD	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	80 score	80 score	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	7.4 % of GDP★	4.4 % of GDP	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	76.72 years	76.82 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	NA	0.3 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	6.8 people/sq km★	2 people/sq km	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	6.63 beds per 1,000★	1.94 beds per 1,000	2022
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	8.32 %★	13.81 %	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	12 %★	26 %	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	5.67 per 1,000 people★	4.03 per 1,000 people	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	26.4 %	15.6 %★	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	23.06 %★	37.09 %	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	3,700★	92,000	2021
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People	12 per 100,000 people★	1 per 100,000 people	2019
Total Number of Doctors	3.46★	2.29	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	NA	14.1	2024

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Active Military Personnel	32,000 personnel	113,000 personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	2.04 %	1.04 %★	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	46,000	136,000★	2020

People and Society

41 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Currently married (Percent)	51.93 %	58.88 %★	2026
Human Capital Index	0.69★	0.65	2026
Life expectancy at birth	81.57 years★	80.87 years	2026
Median age of population	44.19 years★	31.44 years	2026
Population Change	-42,525.2 persons	428,622.9 persons★	2026
Population density	106.37 per sq. km★	110.8 per sq. km	2026
Total population	9.59M persons	36.40M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.3★	0.29	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	B★	AA	2026
Beer Consumption per Capita	4.08 liters★	0.51 liters	2022
Birth Rate (%)	9.03 %	14.05 %★	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	NA	52.2 %	2024
Crude Birth Rate	8.2 per 1,000 people	12.36 per 1,000 people★	2024
Death Rate (%)	14.41 %	5.8 %★	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.8 % of GDP★	3.5 % of GDP	2025
Female population of reproductive age	2.07M persons	9.69M persons★	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	67.84 %★	45.85 %	2024
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	37.54 %★	13.55 %	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	105.8 male/female	106.37 male/female★	2023
Human Development Index	0.53★	0.48	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	4.95	18.26★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	10.34 years★	9.72 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	1.78 people	8.62 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	177.26★	167.88	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	11.96 years	11.96 years	2020
Military Manpower at Military Age	18	21★	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	18★	17	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	32.16 %	10.6 %★	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	62.97 %	83.21 %★	2026
Physician Density	3.46 people/sq km★	2.34 people/sq km	2025
Population Growth Rate	-0.29 %	0.97 %★	2025
Population living in slums	2.55 %★	0.2 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	10.77★	11.61	2016
Total deaths	115,630.9 persons★	179,998.3 persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	56.71 %★	42.17 %	2026
Total fertility rate	1.44 per woman	1.53 per woman★	2026
Total net-migration	-7,446.6 persons	162,673.4 persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	3.34 per live births★	5.53 per live births	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	-0.22 %	1.79 %★	2025
Voting Age Population	71.44 millions★	63.6 millions	2022

Transportation

5 metrics

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	0.89	1.58★	2019
Airports	109★	100	2025
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)	0	0	2021
Civil Air Travel	28	53★	1992
Heliports	15	24★	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	10.91B USD	24.59B USD★	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	6.25 %★	2.75 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Hungary vs Malaysia

Which has a larger population, Hungary or Malaysia?▾

Malaysia. Malaysia has 3.8 times as many people as Hungary (36.4 million vs 9.59 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Hungary or Malaysia?▾

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 83% larger than Hungary's ($466.53 billion vs $254.33 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Hungary or Malaysia?▾

Hungary is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $26,525 in Hungary vs $12,818 in Malaysia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).