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Iran vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

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

Iran
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Leads on 51 of 119 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 58 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iran and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Iran (1.80); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Iran (1.84); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Iran (1.76). Across 119 compared metrics, Iran wins on 51 and Malaysia wins on 58.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 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: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.34 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.63 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score16.22 points56.09 points★
Radios17★10.9
Televisions4.6110.8★
Waterways8507,200★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.51B $★47.38B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars584.26B $★466.53B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA3 %
Coal Revenue0.010.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)18 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index67.883.3★
Electricity Consumption236.3★136.9
Electricity Exports6.82★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels84★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1518★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports4.2233★
Electricity Installed Capacity77.6★33
Electricity Production272.3★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)160.78 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.940.7★
Gross Fixed Investment31.2★25.2
Gross National Saving37.9★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)32.5 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption206.9★30.44
Natural Gas Exports11.6438.23★
Natural Gas Imports3.99★2.8
Natural Gas Production214.5★69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.72★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents24 patents★
Oil Consumption1.85561,000★
Oil Exports2.52644,900★
Oil Imports297,100355,300★
Oil Production4.25664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves137★4
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people5.6 people★
Public Debt39.5★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.8704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports397,200★208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports64,160304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.76528,300★
Remittances00.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.710.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.3★11.65
Top Exporting Countries111.93B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate9.2 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.97 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.96M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions823.36260.01★
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a ma highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.96 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country49.3 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources137580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.23 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)137.67209.87★
Agricultural land472,428 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,440 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land79,721★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.13 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions31★13
Independence131★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.669.93★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)921.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,193.5 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.8 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS54,000★92,000
Underweight Children Under 54.3★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)650,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)67.96 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.610.65★
Life expectancy at birth81.67 years★80.87 years
Median age of population34.48 years★31.44 years
Population Change782,588.4 persons★428,622.9 persons
Population density57.41 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population93.27M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.060.29★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)11.24 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)4.42 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age24.90M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate28.58★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school8.35 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population9.5 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.57★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age2121
Military Service Age and Obligation1617★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.83 %★83.21 %
Physician Density1.81 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.87 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums43.64 %★0.2 %
Total deaths390,941 persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.47 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.66 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration66,609.8 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.78 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.211.58★
Airports177★100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel4853★
Heliports90★24

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate23 %★2.75 %

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