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Malaysia vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 56 of 120 metrics
Norway
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Leads on 54 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Norway: Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Norway (2.13); Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Norway (2.18); Malaysia leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (1.57) against Norway (0.05). Across 120 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 56 and Norway wins on 54.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %99 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %99 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points92.31 points★
Radios10.9★4.03
Televisions10.8★2.03
Waterways7,200★1,577

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $571.37B $★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★38.70M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %6.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.394.3★
Electricity Consumption136.9★122.2
Electricity Exports315.53★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1893★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables44
Electricity Imports33★5.74
Electricity Installed Capacity3333.86★
Electricity Production148.3★147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita206.96 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★26.9
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★21.4
Gross National Saving28.534.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★4.05
Natural Gas Exports38.23120.2★
Natural Gas Imports2.85.66★
Natural Gas Production69.49123.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.181.78★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents6 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★221,300
Oil Exports644,900★2.18
Oil Imports355,300★118,200
Oil Production664,800★2.13
Oil Proved Reserves45.67★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★12.2 people
Public Debt64.336.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★205,300
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400432,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★371,600
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.17
Taxes and Other Revenues12.627.1★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★229.67B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %65.61 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-1.69M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0138.54★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★11.67 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★393

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.69 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★64.16
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★9,842.11 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km25,148 km★
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★337

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %97.98 %★
Administrative Divisions13★12
Independence31★7
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %99.06 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.47★8.5
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD11,787.04 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %1 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0005,800★
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★25,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★54.89 %
Human Capital Index0.650.77★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years85.2 years★
Median age of population31.44 years39.96 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★50,457.1 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km18.68 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC-D★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years11.17 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88179.75★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★20
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★65.7 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km4.98 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons44,022.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %70.63 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★43,052 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births2.05 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.584.9★
Airports100146★
Civil Air Travel5376★
Heliports24113★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.25 %★

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