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Malaysia vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
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Leads on 71 of 116 metrics
Nigeria
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Leads on 38 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Nigeria: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Nigeria (2.10); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Nigeria (2.46); Nigeria leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.70) against Malaysia (92,000). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 71 and Nigeria wins on 38.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★41.21 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★39.21 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★46.81 points
Radios10.923.5★
Televisions10.8★6.9
Waterways7,2008,600★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $128.78B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★193.10B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★38.66M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %17.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.386.2★
Electricity Consumption136.9★24.72
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7880★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1819★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★10.52
Electricity Production148.3★29.35
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★7.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★35.1
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★18.8
Gross National Saving28.5★18.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★33.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★17.24
Natural Gas Exports38.23★27.21
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★44.48
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.185.48★
Oil Consumption561,000★279,000
Oil Exports644,900★2.1
Oil Imports355,300★187,700
Oil Production664,800★2.46
Oil Proved Reserves437.2★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★40.1 people
Public Debt64.319.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★325,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★2,332
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★223,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★35,010
Remittances0.411.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★1.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★34.19
Taxes and Other Revenues11.65★3.4
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★82.52 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M6.45M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01114.4★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulalargest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km13.9 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year87 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★286.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %7.65 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★134.77
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km703,753 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★853 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★2,188

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★21.26 %
Administrative Divisions1336★
Independence31★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★3
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★349.89 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★0.53 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★993 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %8.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0001.7★
Underweight Children Under 515.3★24.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000223,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %65.4 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.38
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★55.58 years
Median age of population31.44 years★18.33 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons4.98M persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km★265.94 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons242.38M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %33.56 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★16.6 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★9.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons58.88M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26113.35★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★6.5 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people15.95 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★165.91
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★82.04 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.38 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %2.39 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %43.39 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★2.74M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★35.5 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman4.21 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-1,780.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★98.68 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.03
Airports100★50
Civil Air Travel5357★
Heliports24★15

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %26.5 %★

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