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Malaysia vs Mexico: 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 50 of 112 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 56 of 112 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 112 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 50 and Mexico wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★45.55 points
Radios10.931★
Televisions10.825.6★
Waterways7,200★2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.386.1★
Electricity Consumption136.9258.7★
Electricity Exports37.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables49★
Electricity Imports33★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity3372.56★
Electricity Production148.3302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.743.5★
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★21.5
Gross National Saving28.5★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.4481.61★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★36.81
Natural Gas Imports2.850.12★
Natural Gas Production69.49★31.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18279.8★
Oil Consumption561,000★2.07
Oil Exports644,900★1.51
Oil Imports355,300496,000★
Oil Production664,800★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves410.42★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★36.3 people
Public Debt64.345.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300844,600★
Remittances0.43.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★3.89
Taxes and Other Revenues12.614.2★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M2.73M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★52.44
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,42059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1332★
Independence31★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★130.61
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★16.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 515.34.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.63
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★80.06 years
Median age of population31.44 years★29.96 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons1.20M persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.71★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2660.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★77.59 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums0.2 %15.76 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.48
Airports1001,580★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53186★
Heliports24488★

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