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Malaysia vs Morocco: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 72 of 119 metrics
Morocco
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Leads on 38 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Morocco: Morocco leads on Oil Proved Reserves (680,000) against Malaysia (4); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Morocco (3,938); Morocco leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (101,168) against Malaysia (13.93 million). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 72 and Morocco wins on 38.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★91.2 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★91 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 91% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★48.04 points
Radios10.9★6.64
Televisions10.8★3.1
Waterways7,296none

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★15.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★173.27B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★9.71M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %6.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %5.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.393★
Electricity Consumption136.9★28.25
Electricity Exports3165★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables415★
Electricity Imports33★5.29
Electricity Installed Capacity33★8.3
Electricity Production148.3★28.75
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★23.52 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.1★39.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.231.2★
Gross National Saving28.530.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★1.22
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★1.13
Natural Gas Production69.4987.78★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.181.44★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents★2 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★209,000
Oil Exports644,900★25,090
Oil Imports355,300★221,000
Oil Production664,800★3,938
Oil Proved Reserves4680,000★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people3.9 people★
Public Debt64.3★64.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★278,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★9,504
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★229,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★66,230
Remittances0.48.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.11★3.68
Taxes and Other Revenues12.621★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★67.45B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %43.94 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M101,168★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0164.17★
Continental Shelf200200
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 km★2.07 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★10 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★29

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★39.89
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km286,647 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,945 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42017,645★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★48.1 %
Administrative Divisions13★12
Independence31★2
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★79.98 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★11.9
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★738.48 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★70 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★26.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00022,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.33★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000246,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★55.23 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.52
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★78.77 years
Median age of population31.44 years★30.15 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★344,033.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km86.97 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons38.78M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.48★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.5 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %70.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★6.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons9.87M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★12.48
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★6.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3.89 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88170.4★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1719★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★78.28 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.74 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums0.2 %9.01 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★214,533.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %47.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.16 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-53,314 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★15.29 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.29
Airports100★48
Civil Air Travel53★28
Heliports24★17

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %★2.25 %

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