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Malaysia vs Pakistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 70 of 119 metrics
Pakistan
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Leads on 43 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Pakistan: Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.03) against Pakistan (16.52); Pakistan leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (588.80) against Malaysia (1.18); Pakistan leads on Population living in slums (52.86 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 70 and Pakistan wins on 43.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 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🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★57.25 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★27.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★29.62 points
Radios10.913.5★
Televisions10.8★3.1
Waterways7,296none

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $82.97B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★398.60B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★28.07M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.06★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %6.98 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.389.3★
Electricity Consumption136.9★92.33
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1827★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables47★
Electricity Imports33490★
Electricity Installed Capacity33★26.9
Electricity Production148.3★109.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★14.08 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★29.6
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★10.9
Gross National Saving28.5★12
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-1.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★12.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4445.05★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.86★
Natural Gas Production69.49★39.05
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18588.8★
Oil Consumption561,000★410,000
Oil Exports644,900★29,840
Oil Imports355,300★346,400
Oil Production664,800★63,580
Oil Proved Reserves4313★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★21.9 people
Public Debt64.3★67.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★557,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★25,510
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★264,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★291,200
Remittances0.49.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★16.52
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6515.4★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★38.61B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %52.34 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-7.06M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01212.66★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km21.19 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★55 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★246.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %13.87 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★75.3
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km350,090 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★1,046 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★105.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420194,200★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★20.35 %
Administrative Divisions13★4
Independence31★14
Political Stability Index51 index★7 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.131.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★175.49 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★155 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %8.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★200,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.3★23.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000943,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %63.16 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.43
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★71.26 years
Median age of population31.44 years★20.75 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons3.70M persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km★336.17 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons259.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.27
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %25.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★34 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %5.79 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons64.60M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2683.64★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★5.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people17.24 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★166.95
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation17★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %89.31 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.82 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %52.86 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★1.59M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★38.19 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.44 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-1.65M persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★55.06 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.06
Airports100117★
Civil Air Travel53★40
Heliports2448★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %11.5 %★

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