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Kuwait vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kuwait
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Leads on 44 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 63 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kuwait and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Kuwait (2.13); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Kuwait (2.45); Kuwait leads on Televisions (875,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 117 compared metrics, Kuwait wins on 44 and Malaysia wins on 63.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.75 %★98.02 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.75 %★97.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.06 points56.09 points★
Radios1.1810.9★
Televisions875,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country782.32M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars199.86B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)17.72 %22.8 %★
Apple Import Volume24.97M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.75 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.68 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.4★83.3
Electricity Consumption57.78136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity18.8933★
Electricity Production65.95148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)389.85 USD per capita★113.16 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment15.325.2★
Gross National Saving35.4★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-5.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption21.7230.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports5.13★2.8
Natural Gas Production17.169.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.78★1.18
Oil Consumption354,000561,000★
Oil Exports2.13644,900★
Oil Imports0355,300★
Oil Production2.45664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves104★4
Population Below Poverty LineNA5.6 people
Public Debt9.9★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2.6 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption446,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports705,500★208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports0304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production915,800★528,300
Remittances00.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources01.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.08 USD1.01 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues41.8★11.65
Top Exporting Countries95.48B USD274.68B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.2 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate73.37 %66.12 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6.35M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions100.46★260.01
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
Population Distributiondensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the countrya highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation17.08 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources20580★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.25 %★4.11 %
Agricultural land1,500 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)499 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land1004,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.28 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions613★
Independence1931★
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)42.9813.34★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)25.6★21.1
Health Care Spending per Capita2,367.31 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.4 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)37.9 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1000 (2018 est.)92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.8★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)25,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)56.94 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.560.65★
Life expectancy at birth83.34 years★80.87 years
Median age of population34.92 years★31.44 years
Population Change73,768.4 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density294.79 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population5.12M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.42★0.29
Birth Rate (%)17.36 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)2.3 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.24M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate318.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.22 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.3 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.07★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization96.55 %★83.21 %
Physician Density2.27 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.07 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums0 %0.2 %★
Total deaths7,044.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.04 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration30,306.4 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.07 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.441.58★
Airports6100★
Civil Air Travel953★
Heliports2024★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate3.5 %★2.75 %

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