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Malaysia vs Maldives: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 60 of 110 metrics
Maldives
mdv
Leads on 39 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Maldives: Maldives leads on Major Urban Areas Population (177,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Maldives leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (270,300) against Malaysia (18.26); Maldives leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (278,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 110 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 60 and Maldives wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★85.24 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★84.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★52.46 points
Radios10.935,000★
Televisions10.810,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★324.85M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★8.99B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★3.15M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %10.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.389.2★
Electricity Consumption136.9373.9★
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7896★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables44
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33278,000★
Electricity Production148.3402★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★50.89 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★29.3
Gross National Saving28.5★0.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Oil Consumption561,000★6,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★6,088
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people5.4 people★
Public Debt64.361.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★11,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★10,840
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Taxes and Other Revenues12.619.5★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★5.52B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.7 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %63.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M100,876★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.011.91★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaabout a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★3.21 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0.03 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★30

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %4.29 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★135
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★53 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★644 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★63.29 %
Administrative Divisions1321★
Independence31★26
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★14.32
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★9.5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD2,438.31 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★32 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %8.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Underweight Children Under 515.314.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)116,100★5,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %66.12 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years84.47 years★
Median age of population31.44 years33.4 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-2,969.7 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★1,779.89 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★531,553 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.56★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.77 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★18.8 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %4.3 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★116,911.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26270,300★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people177,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★167.68
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★58.42 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★2.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★-0.24 %
Population living in slums0.2 %32.87 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons1,125.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★37.68 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-7,109.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births4.92 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.586.12★
Airports100★20
Civil Air Travel53★1
Heliports2★0

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