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Malaysia vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 77 of 116 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 31 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Malaysia (33); Nepal leads on Televisions (130,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 77 and Nepal wins on 31.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★46.32 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★55.2 points
Radios10.9840,000★
Televisions10.8130,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %11.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★81.7
Electricity Consumption136.9★4.98
Electricity Exports3★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1892★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★3
Electricity Imports33★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity33943,100★
Electricity Production148.3★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★30
Gross Fixed Investment20.3★3.5
Gross National Saving28.545.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Oil Consumption561,000★20,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★13,740
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★20.3 people
Public Debt64.339.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.433.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.45
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.17★55.68
Taxes and Other Revenues12.617.5★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★3.27B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★10.8 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %39.24 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M428,262★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0111.36★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km23.6 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★210.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★176.82
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42012,090★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★40.77 %
Administrative Divisions13★7
Independence31176★
Political Stability Index51 index★39 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★16.49 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★7.7
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★464.47 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★142 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00030,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.3★18.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★112,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.52
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★73.26 years
Median age of population31.44 years★25.67 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★29.59M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.83★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★46.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP3.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★8.63M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★73.42 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums0.2 %35.73 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★198,194.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %58.71 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.16
Airports100★51
Civil Air Travel53★5
Heliports24★14

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