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Malaysia vs Malta: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 60 of 117 metrics
Malta
mlt
Leads on 47 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Malta: Malta leads on Televisions (280,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malta leads on Major Urban Areas Population (213,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Malta leads on Radios (255,000) against Malaysia (10.90). Across 117 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 60 and Malta wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★93.86 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★92.07 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points62.96 points★
Radios10.9255,000★
Televisions10.8280,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★257.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★28.53B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %★18.97 %
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★4.88M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★-0.35 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★3.7 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.388.2★
Electricity Consumption136.9★2.12
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7881★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables419★
Electricity Imports33★1.53
Electricity Installed Capacity33575,100★
Electricity Production148.3813★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita234.7 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★34.6
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★15.8
Gross National Saving28.533.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44283.2★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8311.5★
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Oil Consumption561,000★19,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★18,420
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★16.7 people
Public Debt64.350.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★45,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★10,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★52,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USD★0.57 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.12
Taxes and Other Revenues12.621.9★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★29.59B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %2.8 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %63.98 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-39,236★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.018.97★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km28.47 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0.05 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★50.5

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %50.9 %★
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★65.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★196.8 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★39

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %72.82 %★
Administrative Divisions1368★
Independence31★21
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %99.83 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★22.27
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★10
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD6,498.91 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %8 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000<500 (2016 est.)
Underweight Children Under 515.30.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.5 %
Human Capital Index0.650.73★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years86.08 years★
Median age of population31.44 years41.58 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★6,467.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★1,746.5 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★551,203 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.87★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★7.67 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★123,049.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26318,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years10.54 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people213,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88173.32★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %95.59 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km7.86 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.65 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0.04 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons4,202.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %56.98 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.11 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★6,505.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★5.95 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.589.29★
Airports100★1
Civil Air Travel53★7
Heliports24★2

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