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Malaysia vs Paraguay: 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 75 of 119 metrics
Paraguay
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Leads on 37 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Paraguay leads on Radios (925,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.01) against Paraguay (1.86). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 75 and Paraguay wins on 37.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 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🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★81.58 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★81.58 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points56.84 points★
Radios10.9925,000★
Televisions10.8990,000★
Waterways7,200★3,100

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★49.47B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★15.83M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %17 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★76
Electricity Consumption136.9★10.9
Electricity Exports341.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1899★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★8.87
Electricity Production148.3★63.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.744.4★
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★17.9
Gross National Saving28.5★18.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.8 % 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
Oil Consumption561,000★31,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★23,810
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★24.7 people
Public Debt64.318.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★43,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★40,760
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.42★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★1.21
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★1.86
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★10.1
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★16.54B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★6.1 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★70.25 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M291,031★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.017.51★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km15.08 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★387.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★69.86
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km222,758.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★1,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★26.33 %
Administrative Divisions1317★
Independence31★14
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★64.36 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★58.87
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★9.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD1,755.94 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★58 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★20.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00019,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.31.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★29,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★55.33 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.54
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★79.64 years
Median age of population31.44 years★27.24 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★89,506.6 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.7★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %15.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %68.4 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %4.97 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★3.5
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88172.83★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★60.92 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.06 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %10.63 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons31,625.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %66.22 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.38 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-14,123.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.1
Airports100★83
Civil Air Travel53★9
Heliports2429★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %5.75 %★

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