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Ireland vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

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

Ireland
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Leads on 41 of 119 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 69 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ireland and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Ireland (431); Malaysia leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (1.57) against Ireland (0.01); Malaysia leads on Central Bank Discount Rate (%) (3 %) against Ireland (0.05 %). Across 119 compared metrics, Ireland wins on 41 and Malaysia wins on 69.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.19 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)96.5 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.92 points★56.09 points
Radios2.5510.9★
Televisions1.8210.8★
Waterways9567,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.24B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars691.57B $★466.53B $
Apple Import Volume57.87M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.08 %4.61 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.4★83.3
Electricity Consumption25.68136.9★
Electricity Exports1.583★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6578★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants218★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★4
Electricity Imports871★33
Electricity Installed Capacity9.9533★
Electricity Production28.53148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.84 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.940.7★
Gross Fixed Investment9.325.2★
Gross National Saving33.1★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.9 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.2 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption5.2430.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports1.642.8★
Natural Gas Production3.5169.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves9.91★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents5 patents★
Oil Consumption159,700561,000★
Oil Exports17,480644,900★
Oil Imports176,000355,300★
Oil Production431664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line14 people6.2 people★
Public Debt45.4★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption153,700704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports37,040208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports126,600304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production64,970528,300★
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.130.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.8★12.6
Top Exporting Countries877.09B USD★301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate4.4 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.84 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-257,316★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions35.49★260.01
Continental Shelfno precise definition;200
Population Distributionpopulation distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routesa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.24 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.8 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources52580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.15 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)111.64209.87★
Agricultural land41,336 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,448 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita162.41 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land04,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.46 %★67.87 %
Administrative Divisions28★13
Independence631★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.13 %★94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.55★13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.621.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita9,758.46 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.3 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS7,800★92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)9,000136,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)44.92 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.83★0.65
Life expectancy at birth85.07 years★80.87 years
Median age of population39.37 years★31.44 years
Population Change48,816.6 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density78.85 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population5.36M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.95 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.43 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.27M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.8618.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.12 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother68.6 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.27 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.93★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1721★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization55.92 %83.21 %★
Physician Density3.88 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.8 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums8.87 %★0.2 %
Total deaths37,283 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration36,316.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.03 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.17★1.58
Airports100100
Civil Air Travel2353★
Heliports1024★

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