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Italy vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 178 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Italy
ita
Leads on 94 of 178 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 76 of 178 metrics

Summary

Italy has 62% more people than Malaysia (58.95 million vs 36.4 million). Italy's economy is 5.6 times the size of Malaysia's ($2.61 trillion vs $466.53 billion GDP).

Comparing Italy and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Italy (1.24); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Italy (1.53); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Italy (1.61). Across 178 compared metrics, Italy wins on 94 and Malaysia wins on 76.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 69 metrics compared
  • Environment: 12 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 41 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration31.78 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.22 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.22 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed31.78 Mbpsā˜…13.55 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score68.01 pointsā˜…56.09 points
Radios50.5ā˜…10.9
Televisions30.3ā˜…10.8
Waterways2,4007,200ā˜…

Economy

69 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country39.41B $47.38B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $ā˜…466.53B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.58 %ā˜…21.95 %
Apple Import Volume25.35M tonnes101.62M tonnesā˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate86.02 %88.69 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %3 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.02ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3 %4.61 %ā˜…
Corporate Tax Rate Trends27.81 %ā˜…24 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDPā˜…3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.8ā˜…83.3
Electricity Consumption293.5ā˜…136.9
Electricity Exports6.16ā˜…3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5478ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1418ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables32ā˜…4
Electricity Imports43.18ā˜…33
Electricity Installed Capacity114.2ā˜…33
Electricity Production275.3ā˜…148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.8 USD per capita113.16 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate57.37 %ā˜…56.67 %
Gender Pay Gap Percentage-2.13 %ā˜…-2.25 %
Gender Wage Gap-2.13 %-2.25 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient33.740.7ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment18.225.2ā˜…
Gross National Saving20.328.5ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage52.38 %63.18 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries53,606.08 USDā˜…35,461.45 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.9 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate1.53 %1.38 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %ā˜…1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPā˜…1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption75.15ā˜…30.44
Natural Gas Exports271.8ā˜…38.23
Natural Gas Imports69.66ā˜…2.8
Natural Gas Production5.5569.49ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves38.11ā˜…1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed95 patentsā˜…5 patents
Oil Consumption1.53561,000ā˜…
Oil Exports529,100644,900ā˜…
Oil Imports1.8355,300ā˜…
Oil Production151,800664,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves476.5ā˜…4
Population Below Poverty Line20.1 people6.2 peopleā˜…
Public Debt131.864.3ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)1.37 %ā˜…1.01 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.7 USD5.1 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends2.04 %5.3 %ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.24704,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports615,900ā˜…208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports422,500ā˜…304,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.61528,300ā˜…
Remittances0.5ā˜…0.4
Researchers in R&D per Million2,795.53 researchersā˜…1,218.33 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.57ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding1.37 USDā˜…1.01 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.870.01ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)25.6 %12.43 %ā˜…
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)25.6 % of GDPā˜…12.43 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues24.8ā˜…12.6
Top Exporting Countries773.89B USDā˜…301.22B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.2 %3.69 %ā˜…
Total Number of Billionaires89ā˜…19
Tourism Contribution to GDP5.71 %6.76 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)5.71 %6.76 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate6.8 %3.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate49.3 %ā˜…66.12 %
Youth Unemployment Rate20.55 %11.95 %ā˜…

Environment

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-10.36Mā˜…13.93M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate12,490.04 %ā˜…-60,000 %
Average Annual Temperature14.05 Ā°C25.87 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions307.44260.01ā˜…
Continental Shelf200200
Global Precipitation Distribution1,028.22 mm3,150.09 mmā˜…
Population Distributiona fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populationsa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.56 sq kmā˜…13.3 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage21.5 %ā˜…13.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country43 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources191.3580ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species9 speciesā˜…80 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.5 %ā˜…4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)110.6209.87ā˜…
Agricultural land129,738 sq. kmā˜…85,710 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km295,720328,550ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)7,600 kmā˜…4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita170.53 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land24,460ā˜…4,420

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.91 %67.87 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions15ā˜…13
Corruption Perception Index54 index50 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score54 indexā˜…50 index
Independence1731ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score5.38ā˜…-2.46
Prison Population Rate108 per 100,000ā˜…244 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception5450ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.76 %ā˜…94.7 %
Average BMI for Adults26.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…25.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate95 %96 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.6613.01ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.721.1ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders83.95 yearsā˜…76.82 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.26 per 1,000 birthsā˜…0.48 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita5,443.09 USDā˜…1,703.34 USD
Health Coverage Index Score82 scoreā˜…80 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDPā˜…4.4 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy83.95 yearsā˜…76.82 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %ā˜…0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq kmā˜…2 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita3.06 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.94 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence7.21 %ā˜…13.81 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %ā˜…26 %
Nurses and Midwives Density6.76 per 1,000 peopleā˜…4.03 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %15.6 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending23.65 %ā˜…37.09 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,00092,000ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors4.19ā˜…2.29
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Active Military Personnel161,000 personnelā˜…113,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.89 %1.04 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)338,000ā˜…136,000

People and Society

41 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.23 %58.88 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.73ā˜…0.65
Life expectancy at birth86.43 yearsā˜…80.87 years
Median age of population48.58 yearsā˜…31.44 years
Population Change-229,952.9 persons428,622.9 personsā˜…
Population density199.46 per sq. km110.8 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population58.95M personsā˜…36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.82ā˜…0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita2.18 litersā˜…0.51 liters
Birth Rate (%)7.13 %14.05 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.1 %ā˜…52.2 %
Crude Birth Rate6.3 per 1,000 people12.36 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)11.2 %5.8 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDPā˜…3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.31M personsā˜…9.69M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)89.55 %ā˜…44.3 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate31.78 %ā˜…13.55 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth105.84 male/female106.37 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.69ā˜…0.48
Labor Force Participation Rate25.83ā˜…18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school10.57 yearsā˜…9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 daysā˜…0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.32 people8.62 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)177.77ā˜…167.88
Mean Years of Schooling11.51 years11.96 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1821ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Old-Age Dependency Ratio38 %10.6 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.95 %83.21 %ā˜…
Physician Density4.19 people/sq kmā˜…2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.05 %0.97 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0.02 %0.2 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio11.48ā˜…11.66
Total deaths654,418.6 persons179,998.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.07 %ā˜…42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.53 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration51,965.6 persons162,673.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate2.43 per live birthsā˜…5.53 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate0.05 %1.79 %ā˜…
Voting Age Population56.07 millions63.6 millionsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.72ā˜…1.58
Airports655ā˜…100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel125ā˜…53
Heliports163ā˜…24

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ ItalyšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita61.43B USDā˜…24.59B USD

Frequently Asked Questions About Italy vs Malaysia

Which has a larger population, Italy or Malaysia?ā–¾

Italy. Italy has 62% more people than Malaysia (58.95 million vs 36.4 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Italy or Malaysia?ā–¾

Italy. Italy's economy is 5.6 times the size of Malaysia's ($2.61 trillion vs $466.53 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Italy or Malaysia?ā–¾

Italy is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $44,298 in Italy vs $12,818 in Malaysia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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