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Indonesia vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Indonesia
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Leads on 53 of 121 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 60 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Indonesia (1.03); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Indonesia (1.60); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Indonesia (1.29). Across 121 compared metrics, Indonesia wins on 53 and Malaysia wins on 60.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.78 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.78 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 69% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.13 points56.09 points★
Radios31.5★10.9
Televisions13.75★10.8
Waterways21,579★7,200

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country195.20B $★47.38B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.61T $★466.53B $
Apple Import Volume154.33M tonnes★101.62M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.37 %★3 %
Coal Revenue1.06★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.07 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index69.683.3★
Electricity Consumption213.4★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels85★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants918★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables6★4
Electricity Imports693★33
Electricity Installed Capacity61.43★33
Electricity Production235.4★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)37.39 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.940.7★
Gross Fixed Investment33.6★25.2
Gross National Saving31.7★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.2 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.7 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption42.32★30.44
Natural Gas Exports29.7838.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production72.09★69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.87★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents11 patents★
Oil Consumption1.29561,000★
Oil Exports404,100644,900★
Oil Imports767,400★355,300
Oil Production1.03664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves3.994★
Population Below Poverty Line9 people6.2 people★
Public Debt45.34★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.6704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports79,930208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports591,500★304,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production950,000★528,300
Remittances1.1★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.391.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)8.560.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.612.6★
Top Exporting Countries309.75B USD★301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate3.3 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.97 %66.12 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)49.86M13.93M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions829.66260.01★
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;200
Population Distributionmajor concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands, Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda and along the noa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11.94 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country457.4 Cubic meters per year★64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.02580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.34 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)178.95209.87★
Agricultural land566,387.6 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)54,716 km★4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita83.21 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land67,220★4,420

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country52.07 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions35★13
Independence1731★
Political Stability Index29 index51 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1718★

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water30.46 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.321.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita467.45 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)140 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.9 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS540,00092,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.915.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)676,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)69.41 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.570.65★
Life expectancy at birth75.18 years80.87 years★
Median age of population30.63 years31.44 years★
Population Change2.42M persons★428,622.9 persons
Population density150.7 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population287.95M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.33★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.55 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.5 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.82 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age73.72M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate143.14★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school8.42 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.25 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.55167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.06 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.52 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.7 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums16.48 %★0.2 %
Total deaths1.95M persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.28 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate2.08 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-50,092.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate18.6 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.541.58★
Airports556★100
Civil Air Travelabout 216 commercial transport aircraft53
Heliports53★24

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %★2.75 %

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