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Malaysia vs Morocco: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 173 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 108 of 173 metrics
Morocco
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Leads on 56 of 173 metrics

Summary

Morocco has 7% more people than Malaysia (38.78 million vs 36.4 million). Malaysia's economy is 2.7 times the size of Morocco's ($466.53 billion vs $173.27 billion GDP).

Comparing Malaysia and Morocco: Morocco leads on Oil Proved Reserves (680,000) against Malaysia (4); Morocco leads on Annual Forest Area Change Rate (313.96 %) against Malaysia (-60,000 %); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Morocco (3,938). Across 173 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 108 and Morocco wins on 56.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 65 metrics compared
  • Environment: 12 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 23 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…7.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %ā˜…91.2 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %ā˜…91 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 91% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed13.55 Mbpsā˜…7.3 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 pointsā˜…48.04 points
Radios10.9ā˜…6.64
Televisions10.8ā˜…3.1
Waterways7,296none

Economy

65 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $ā˜…15.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $ā˜…173.27B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %30.07 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnesā˜…9.71M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate88.69 %ā˜…44.39 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %6.5 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.02ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %5.6 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.3 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index83.393ā˜…
Electricity Consumption136.9ā˜…28.25
Electricity Exports3165ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78ā˜…68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18ā˜…16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables415ā˜…
Electricity Imports33ā˜…5.29
Electricity Installed Capacity33ā˜…8.3
Electricity Production148.3ā˜…28.75
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capitaā˜…23.52 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate56.67 %ā˜…21.53 %
Gini Index Coefficient41.1ā˜…39.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.231.2ā˜…
Gross National Saving28.530.1ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage63.18 %64.92 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries35,461.45 USDā˜…9,495.41 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %5 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate1.38 %0.7 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption30.44ā˜…1.22
Natural Gas Exports38.23ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports2.8ā˜…1.13
Natural Gas Production69.4987.78ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.181.44ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patentsā˜…2 patents
Oil Consumption561,000ā˜…209,000
Oil Exports644,900ā˜…25,090
Oil Imports355,300ā˜…221,000
Oil Production664,800ā˜…3,938
Oil Proved Reserves4680,000ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people3.9 peopleā˜…
Public Debt64.3ā˜…64.9
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)1.04 %ā˜…0.66 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USDā˜…3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000ā˜…278,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400ā˜…9,504
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600ā˜…229,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300ā˜…66,230
Remittances0.48.1ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million2,334.08 researchersā˜…1,083.43 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57ā˜…0.13
Robotics Research Funding1.04 USDā˜…0.66 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.11ā˜…3.68
Tax Burden (% of GDP)12.56 %ā˜…20.74 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)12.56 % of GDP20.74 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues12.621ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USDā˜…67.45B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.69 %ā˜…1.09 %
Total Number of Billionaires19ā˜…3
Tourism Contribution to GDP6.76 %7.06 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)6.76 %7.06 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate3.9 %ā˜…9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %43.94 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate11.95 %ā˜…21.88 %

Environment

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M101,168ā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-60,000 %313.96 %ā˜…
Average Annual Temperature25.87 Ā°Cā˜…19.3 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0164.17ā˜…
Continental Shelf200200
Global Precipitation Distribution3,150.09 mmā˜…282.36 mm
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq kmā˜…2.07 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage13.3 %ā˜…2.1 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…10 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580ā˜…29
Total Threatened Mammal Species80 species19 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %ā˜…2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87ā˜…39.89
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km286,647 sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km328,550446,300ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)4,675 kmā˜…2,945 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42017,645ā˜…

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %ā˜…48.1 %
Administrative Divisions13ā˜…12
Corruption Perception Index50 index37 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score50 indexā˜…37 index
Independence31ā˜…2
LGBT Rights Index Score-2.46-1.35ā˜…
Prison Population Rate206 per 100,000ā˜…232 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception5037ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

23 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %ā˜…79.98 %
Average BMI for Adults25.3 kg/mĀ²25.4 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate96 %98 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1ā˜…11.9
Female Life Expectancy Leaders76.82 yearsā˜…75.49 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.48 per 1,000 birthsā˜…1.23 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USDā˜…738.48 USD
Health Coverage Index Score80 scoreā˜…65 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.7 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy76.82 yearsā˜…75.49 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq kmā˜…0.7 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1.96 beds per 1,000ā˜…0.73 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence13.81 %ā˜…14.77 %
Malaria Incidence Rate0.07 cases per 1,0000 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %ā˜…70 %
Nurses and Midwives Density4.05 per 1,000 peopleā˜…0.87 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %ā˜…26.1 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending37.09 %ā˜…37.25 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00022,000ā˜…
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Total Number of Doctors2.27ā˜…0.74
Underweight Children Under 515.33ā˜…

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Active Military Personnel113,000 personnel196,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.04 %ā˜…3.54 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000246,000ā˜…

People and Society

39 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %ā˜…55.23 %
Human Capital Index0.65ā˜…0.52
Life expectancy at birth80.87 yearsā˜…78.77 years
Median age of population31.44 yearsā˜…30.15 years
Population Change428,622.9 personsā˜…344,033.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km86.97 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population36.40M persons38.78M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.290.48ā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita0.51 litersā˜…0.15 liters
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.5 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %70.8 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate12.36 per 1,000 people16.4 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)5.8 %ā˜…6.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons9.87M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)45.85 %53.48 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate13.55 %ā˜…7.3 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth106.37 male/femaleā˜…104.39 male/female
Human Development Index0.48ā˜…0.33
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26ā˜…12.48
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 yearsā˜…6.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 peopleā˜…3.89 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88170.4ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling11.96 yearsā˜…6.83 years
Military Manpower at Military Age21ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation1719ā˜…
Old-Age Dependency Ratio10.6 %ā˜…11.83 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %ā˜…78.28 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq kmā˜…0.74 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %ā˜…0.81 %
Population living in slums0.2 %9.01 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio11.66ā˜…28.03
Total deaths179,998.3 personsā˜…214,533.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %47.07 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.16 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration162,673.4 personsā˜…-53,314 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live birthsā˜…15.29 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.79 %ā˜…1.43 %

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58ā˜…0.29
Airports100ā˜…48
Civil Air Travel53ā˜…28
Heliports24ā˜…17

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita17.90B USDā˜…12.12B USD

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡²šŸ‡¦ MoroccoShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %ā˜…2.25 %

Frequently Asked Questions About Malaysia vs Morocco

Which has a larger population, Malaysia or Morocco?ā–¾

Morocco. Morocco has 7% more people than Malaysia (38.78 million vs 36.4 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Malaysia or Morocco?ā–¾

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 2.7 times the size of Morocco's ($466.53 billion vs $173.27 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Malaysia or Morocco?ā–¾

Malaysia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $12,818 in Malaysia vs $4,468 in Morocco (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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