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Malaysia vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 58 of 122 metrics
Netherlands
nld
Leads on 56 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Netherlands: Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Netherlands (1.01); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Netherlands (1.28); Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Netherlands (1.87). Across 122 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 58 and Netherlands wins on 56.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★97.01 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★97.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points88.64 points★
Radios10.915.3★
Televisions10.8★8.1
Waterways7,200★6,237

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★15.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $1.34T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %★19.67 %
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes190.61M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.394.3★
Electricity Consumption136.9★108.8
Electricity Exports319.34★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★75
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables423★
Electricity Imports33★24.26
Electricity Installed Capacity3334.17★
Electricity Production148.3★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita185.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★25.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★16.6
Gross National Saving28.531.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-1.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4443.38★
Natural Gas Exports38.2351.25★
Natural Gas Imports2.851★
Natural Gas Production69.49★45.33
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18801.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents45 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★1.01
Oil Exports644,900★1.87
Oil Imports355,300★2.58
Oil Production664,800★59,490
Oil Proved Reserves4310★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★14.5 people
Public Debt64.356.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000954,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★2.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★2.15
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★1.28
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.01
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USD2.18 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.1
Taxes and Other Revenues12.624.8★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD1.00T USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.6 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★67.25 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-2.23M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01188.19★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km23.02 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★4.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %21.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★55.13
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★451 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★2,969

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %92.54 %★
Administrative Divisions13★12
Independence31★26
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %99.96 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.019.27★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD8,735.73 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★20.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00024,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people17 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★41,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.650.79★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years84.31 years★
Median age of population31.44 years41.39 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★110,181.7 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★550.26 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★18.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.76★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★10.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★9.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★4.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★10.32
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years11.56 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88182.54★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★20
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %84.91 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.88 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.3 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons166,908.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %68.26 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★108,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births3.41 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.581.7★
Airports100★44
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel5398★
Heliports24194★

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