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Malaysia vs Panama: 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 73 of 116 metrics
Panama
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Leads on 37 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Panama: Panama leads on Radios (815,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Panama leads on Televisions (510,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (208,400) against Panama (66). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 73 and Panama wins on 37.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★72.77 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★68.55 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points66.75 points★
Radios10.9815,000★
Televisions10.8510,000★
Waterways7,200★800

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★2.32B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★104.39B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %33.53 %★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★12.10M tonnes
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %7.52 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.392★
Electricity Consumption136.9★8.71
Electricity Exports3139★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★36
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1851★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables413★
Electricity Imports33★30
Electricity Installed Capacity33★3.4
Electricity Production148.3★10.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★78.01 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.748.9★
Gross Fixed Investment25.230.1★
Gross National Saving28.538.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %0.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents★2 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★97,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★77,910
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★21.8 people
Public Debt64.337.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★146,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★66
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★129,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.40.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.08
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USD★0.18 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★3.3
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★7.5
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★38.38B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★6.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★66.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-337,693★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0123.46★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km31.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★21 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★139.3

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★1.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★145.1
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★21,675.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,490 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★394

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★33.75 %
Administrative Divisions13★10
Independence31★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.34★35.75
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★11.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD3,859.64 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★37 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★22.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00031,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people6 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.32.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★28,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.57 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.5
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years83.81 years★
Median age of population31.44 years★30.58 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★56,877.2 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km62.39 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★4.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.91★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %17.11 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★50.8 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %5.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★2.21
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★6.58 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88168.49★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★68.99 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.63 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.44 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %12.04 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons21,615.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %60.42 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.07 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★6,740.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★12.92 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.55
Airports100★77
Civil Air Travel53★5
Heliports24★1

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