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Malaysia vs Oman: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 71 of 118 metrics
Oman
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Leads on 39 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Oman: Oman leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (651.30) against Malaysia (1.18); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (580) against Oman (1.40); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (304,600) against Oman (6,041). Across 118 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 71 and Oman wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★95.25 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★95.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★42.29 points
Radios10.9★1.4
Televisions10.8★1.6
Waterways7,296none

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★3.00B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★129.80B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★33.39M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★2 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %5.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.393.5★
Electricity Consumption136.9★28.92
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★8.17
Electricity Production148.3★32.16
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita296.59 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment25.225.5★
Gross National Saving28.5★16.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★21.94
Natural Gas Exports38.23★11.16
Natural Gas Imports2.8★1.98
Natural Gas Production69.49★31.23
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18651.3★
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★142,000
Oil Exports644,900★592,300
Oil Imports355,300★27,970
Oil Production664,800867,900★
Oil Proved Reserves45.5★
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 peopleNA
Public Debt64.346.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★188,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★33,700
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★6,041
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★229,600
Remittances0.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6531.3★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★70.79B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★68.38 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M2.85M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0184.07★
Continental Shelf200to be defined;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km33.1 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★1.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★1.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★107.67
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★14,750.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,092 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★18.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★1,162

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★66.99 %
Administrative Divisions13★11
Independence31165★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★91.1 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.0111.33★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★17
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,306.15 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %13 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★27 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0002,500★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.311.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★47,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.82 %
Human Capital Index0.650.65★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years84.15 years★
Median age of population31.44 years★29.95 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★255,617.6 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km18.65 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★5.71M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.22
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %20.65 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★29.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %3.17 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.23M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★2.7
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years9.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★14
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★80.8 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.99 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.7 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %★-0.34 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons9,193.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★35.13 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.46 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons172,137.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★9.64 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.94
Airports100★37
Civil Air Travel53★19
Heliports24★20

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇴🇲 OmanShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.5 %★

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