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Iraq vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iraq
irq
Leads on 38 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 69 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iraq and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Iraq (1.91); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Iraq (2.41); Iraq leads on Population living in slums (52.49 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %). Across 117 compared metrics, Iraq wins on 38 and Malaysia wins on 69.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.47 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.73 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.69 points56.09 points★
Radios4.8510.9★
Televisions1.7510.8★
Waterways5,2797,200★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.32B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars347.97B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)12.7 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index77.383.3★
Electricity Consumption38.46136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels91★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants918★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports11.9733★
Electricity Installed Capacity27.0933★
Electricity Production75.45148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.31 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.840.7★
Gross Fixed Investment10.125.2★
Gross National Saving1928.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.7 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption2.6330.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports1.362.8★
Natural Gas Production1.2769.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves3.82★1.18
Oil Consumption694,000★561,000
Oil Exports1.91644,900★
Oil Imports231,200355,300★
Oil Production2.41664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves115★4
Population Below Poverty Line23 people6.2 people★
Public Debt27.4★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.5 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption826,000★704,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,284208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports255,100304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production398,000528,300★
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources01.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.57★1.66
Taxes and Other Revenues1.312.6★
Top Exporting Countries104.89B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate15.6 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate41.53 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)5.73M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions190.82★260.01
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly popula highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation1.5 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.28 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources89.86580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.81 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)51.11209.87★
Agricultural land95,544.2 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)58 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,118.61 cubic meters per inhabitant★611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land35,250★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country4.22 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions19★13
Independence331★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)26.857.47★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.421.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita979.43 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)66 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.4 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 53.9★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)459,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)66.07 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.430.65★
Life expectancy at birth75.02 years80.87 years★
Median age of population21.1 years31.44 years★
Population Change981,402.8 persons★428,622.9 persons
Population density110.61 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population48.00M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.6★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)23.26 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.8 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)3.86 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age12.22M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate12.0118.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.09 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.71 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)170.43★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization87.7 %★83.21 %
Physician Density1.02 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.94 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums52.49 %★0.2 %
Total deaths193,677.4 persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.04 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.13 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-25,532.4 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate21.21 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.131.58★
Airports73100★
Civil Air Travel3453★
Heliports1024★

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