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Malaysia vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 124 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 54 of 124 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 64 of 124 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Mexico: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Mexico (1.51); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Mexico (1.98); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 124 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 54 and Mexico wins on 64.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios10.931ā˜…
Televisions10.825.6ā˜…
Waterways7,200ā˜…2,900

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %24.12 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes246.26M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.020.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %7.34 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.4 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index83.386.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption136.9258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports37.31ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78ā˜…71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18ā˜…17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables49ā˜…
Electricity Imports33ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity3372.56ā˜…
Electricity Production148.3302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capitaā˜…57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.743.5ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment25.2ā˜…21.5
Gross National Saving28.5ā˜…21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDPā˜…0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.4481.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports38.23ā˜…36.81
Natural Gas Imports2.850.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production69.49ā˜…31.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18279.8ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents134 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption561,000ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports644,900ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports355,300496,000ā˜…
Oil Production664,800ā˜…2.98
Oil Proved Reserves410.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt64.345.1ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400ā˜…155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300844,600ā˜…
Remittances0.43.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USDā˜…0.26 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03ā˜…3.89
Taxes and Other Revenues12.614.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate3.9 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %61.61 %ā˜…

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M2.73Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01ā˜…441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km15.55 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources580ā˜…461.89

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %ā˜…1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km328,5501.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land4,42059,910ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1332ā˜…
Independence31ā˜…16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %ā˜…42.97 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01ā˜…130.61
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1ā˜…16.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6.1 % of GDPā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %ā˜…0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %ā˜…42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %ā˜…28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000ā˜…340,000
Underweight Children Under 515.34.2ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000341,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %ā˜…51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.65ā˜…0.63
Life expectancy at birth80.87 yearsā˜…80.06 years
Median age of population31.44 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density110.8 per sq. km67.89 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population36.40M persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.290.71ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %73.1 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)5.8 %ā˜…6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.1 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons35.92M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2660.96ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 yearsā˜…9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people22.28 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.01ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age21ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km2.59 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.97 %ā˜…0.81 %
Population living in slums0.2 %15.76 %ā˜…
Total deaths179,998.3 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %62.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration162,673.4 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live birthsā˜…11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58ā˜…0.48
Airports1001,580ā˜…
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53186ā˜…
Heliports24488ā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %6.5 %ā˜…

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