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Malaysia vs Mali: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 74 of 112 metrics
Mali
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Leads on 32 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Mali: Mali leads on Radios (570,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Mali leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (590,000) against Malaysia (33); Mali leads on Televisions (45,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 112 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 74 and Mali wins on 32.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★36.8 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★35.09 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 35% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★48.23 points
Radios10.9570,000★
Televisions10.845,000★
Waterways7,200★1,800

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★7.28B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★29.17B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %16 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %5.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.384.3★
Electricity Consumption136.9★2.98
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1831★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33800★
Electricity Installed Capacity33590,000★
Electricity Production148.3★2.49
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★4.31 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★35.7
Gross Fixed Investment20.325.4★
Gross National Saving28.5★16.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP★
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★4,507
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★44.6 people
Public Debt64.336★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★22,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★20,610
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.44.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.572.02★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★36.1
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★12
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★6.05B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.1 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★67.04 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M235,824★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.016.86★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★7.5 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★120

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.33 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★46.36
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km440,519 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★520.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★3,780

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★16.86 %
Administrative Divisions1319★
Independence31★22
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★111.76 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★0.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★367 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %8.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★110,000
Underweight Children Under 515.315★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★41,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %77.55 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.31
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★63.05 years
Median age of population31.44 years★15.85 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons738,653.1 persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km21.22 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★25.92M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.28
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %39.44 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★17.2 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★7.87 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★5.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★9.13
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★2.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★2.93 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88171.12★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★49.78 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %2.88 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %88.35 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★210,507.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★40.67 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman5.33 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-56,966.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★88.71 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 MaliShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.02
Airports100★30
Civil Air Travel53no major transport aircraft
Heliports24★4

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