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Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

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

Kazakhstan
kaz
Leads on 43 of 122 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 70 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kazakhstan and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Kazakhstan (1.50); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Kazakhstan (1.61); Kazakhstan leads on Coal Revenue (0.99) against Malaysia (0.02). Across 122 compared metrics, Kazakhstan wins on 43 and Malaysia wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.39 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.39 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score39.34 points56.09 points★
Radios6.4710.9★
Televisions3.8810.8★
Waterways43,983★7,200

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.21B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars351.61B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)27.21 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume140.58M tonnes★101.62M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11 %★3 %
Coal Revenue0.99★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.17 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index94.4★83.3
Electricity Consumption94.23136.9★
Electricity Exports5.1★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels86★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1418★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables14★
Electricity Imports1.3233★
Electricity Installed Capacity20.1533★
Electricity Production100.8148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)172.94 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.240.7★
Gross Fixed Investment21.625.2★
Gross National Saving23.728.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.6 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.8 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption15.3730.44★
Natural Gas Exports12.838.23★
Natural Gas Imports5.75★2.8
Natural Gas Production22.4169.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.41★1.18
Oil Consumption249,000561,000★
Oil Exports1.5644,900★
Oil Imports172,500355,300★
Oil Production1.61664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves30★4
Population Below Poverty Line5.2 people★6.2 people
Public Debt20.9★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption274,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports105,900208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports39,120304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production290,700528,300★
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources01.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.12 USD1.01 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.040.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.912.6★
Top Exporting Countries92.07B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.8 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.77 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)831,040★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions269.83260.01★
Population Distributionmost of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the countrya highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation10.13 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country33.85 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources108.41580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.27 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)82.47209.87★
Agricultural land2.13M sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,759.33 cubic meters per inhabitant★611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land17,794★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country38.11 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions17★13
Independence1631★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water91.55 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.7413.01★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.821.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,985.05 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density6.7 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)10 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS35,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People4 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52★14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)71,000136,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)59.9 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.76★0.65
Life expectancy at birth80.45 years80.87 years★
Median age of population29.78 years31.44 years★
Population Change242,547.2 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density7.83 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population21.09M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.33★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)16.83 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate53 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)8.1 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.2918.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.99 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.14★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligationmen 18-27 are subject to conscription for 12-24 months; conscripts may be assigned to the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Border Service, the State Security Service, or the Ministry of Emergency Situations; women may volunteer (2025)17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.77 %83.21 %★
Physician Density3.75 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.83 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums-2.21 %0.2 %★
Total deaths118,494.6 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.82 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate2.82 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-12,369.5 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.1 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.371.58★
Airports132★100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft53
Heliports32★24

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate18 %★2.75 %

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