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Malaysia vs Myanmar: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 78 of 117 metrics
Myanmar
mmr
Leads on 32 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Myanmar: Myanmar leads on Televisions (320,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Myanmar leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (637.10) against Malaysia (1.18); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (580) against Myanmar (1.17). Across 117 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 78 and Myanmar wins on 32.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.56 %★45.45 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★58.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 59% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★25.32 points
Radios10.9★4.2
Televisions10.8320,000★
Waterways7,20012,800★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★15.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★65.90B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★3.79M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9.95 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %13 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.389.3★
Electricity Consumption136.9★14.93
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★39
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1861★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★5.21
Electricity Production148.3★17.32
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★8.38 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★30.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★16.3
Gross National Saving28.5★17.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★8.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★4.5
Natural Gas Exports38.23★14.07
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★18.41
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18637.1★
Oil Consumption561,000★37,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★19,700
Oil Production664,800★21,120
Oil Proved Reserves450★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★24.8 people
Public Debt64.335.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★-1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★123,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★102,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★13,330
Remittances0.41.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.571.69★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.05★18.24
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★6
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.1 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %55.09 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-189,532★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0127.01★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★6.68 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year453.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★1.17

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★2.17 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★125.54
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km128,889.4 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★1,930 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★280.65 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42017,140★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★-1.87 %
Administrative Divisions13★7
Independence31★4
Political Stability Index51 index★5 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★59.72 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★6.7
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★323.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★185 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %5.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★240,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.3★19.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000463,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★57.35 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.5
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★71.17 years
Median age of population31.44 years★30.39 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★346,246.1 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km84.54 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons55.20M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.02
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %15.44 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %52.2 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★7.17 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons14.52M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2622.74★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★6.98 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★5.61 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★164.67
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★69.4 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.76 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.69 %
Population living in slums0.2 %63.09 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★495,487.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %42.67 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.06 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-40,069.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★39.88 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.1
Airports100★74
Civil Air Travel53★17
Heliports24★6

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