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Japan vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Japan
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Leads on 63 of 120 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 52 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (304,600) against Japan (1.10); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Japan (3.89); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Japan (3.47). Across 120 compared metrics, Japan wins on 63 and Malaysia wins on 52.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 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🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★56.09 points
Radios120.5★10.9
Televisions86.5★10.8
Waterways1,7707,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★466.53B $
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %4.61 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★83.3
Electricity Consumption943.7★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7178★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants818★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables20★4
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★33
Electricity Production989.3★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.340.7★
Gross Fixed Investment21.125.2★
Gross National Saving2828.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★30.44
Natural Gas Exports169.9★38.23
Natural Gas Imports116.6★2.8
Natural Gas Production3.0669.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed4,270 patents★5 patents
Oil Consumption4.45561,000★
Oil Exports366,800644,900★
Oil Imports4.39355,300★
Oil Production131,800664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves44.12★4
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people5.6 people★
Public Debt215.964.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47528,300★
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.021.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.980.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★11.65
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD★301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23260.01★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation29.6 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources430580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113209.87★
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land15,730★4,420

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★67.87 %
Administrative Divisions47★13
Independence331★
Political Stability Index82 index★51 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.09★13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.121.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000★136,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.65
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★80.87 years
Median age of population50.21 years★31.44 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population122.45M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)12.04 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★83.21 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums2 %★0.2 %
Total deaths1.56M persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★162,673.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.251.58★
Airports280★100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel360★53
Heliports3,036★24

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate0.75 %2.75 %★

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