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Italy vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Italy
ita
Leads on 61 of 122 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 53 of 122 metrics

Summary

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 122 compared metrics, Italy wins on 61 and Malaysia wins on 53.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.22 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.22 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.01 points★56.09 points
Radios50.5★10.9
Televisions30.3★10.8
Waterways2,4007,200★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country39.41B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $★466.53B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.58 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume25.35M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3 %4.61 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.8★83.3
Electricity Consumption293.5★136.9
Electricity Exports6.16★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5478★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1418★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables32★4
Electricity Imports43.18★33
Electricity Installed Capacity114.2★33
Electricity Production275.3★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.8 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.740.7★
Gross Fixed Investment18.225.2★
Gross National Saving20.328.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption75.15★30.44
Natural Gas Exports271.8★38.23
Natural Gas Imports69.66★2.8
Natural Gas Production5.5569.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves38.11★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed95 patents★5 patents
Oil Consumption1.53561,000★
Oil Exports529,100644,900★
Oil Imports1.8355,300★
Oil Production151,800664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves476.5★4
Population Below Poverty Line20.1 people6.2 people★
Public Debt131.864.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.7 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.24704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports615,900★208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports422,500★304,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.61528,300★
Remittances0.5★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.57★
Robotics Research Funding1.37 USD★1.01 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.870.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues24.8★12.6
Top Exporting Countries773.89B USD★301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate6.8 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate49.3 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-10.36M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions307.44260.01★
Continental Shelf200200
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 km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country43 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources191.3580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.5 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)110.6209.87★
Agricultural land129,738 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,600 km★4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita170.53 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,460★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.91 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions15★13
Independence1731★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.76 %★94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.6613.01★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.721.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita5,443.09 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,00092,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)338,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.23 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.73★0.65
Life expectancy at birth86.43 years★80.87 years
Median age of population48.58 years★31.44 years
Population Change-229,952.9 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density199.46 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population58.95M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)7.13 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.1 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)11.2 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.31M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate25.83★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school10.57 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.32 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.77★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.95 %83.21 %★
Physician Density4.19 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.05 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums0.02 %0.2 %★
Total deaths654,418.6 persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.07 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration51,965.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.43 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.72★1.58
Airports655★100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel125★53
Heliports163★24

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