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Malaysia vs Peru: 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 72 of 120 metrics
Peru
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Leads on 40 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Peru: Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.01) against Peru (5.19); Peru leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (455.90) against Malaysia (1.18); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (580) against Peru (1.88). Across 120 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 72 and Peru wins on 40.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★81.96 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★81.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★42.88 points
Radios10.9★6.65
Televisions10.8★3.06
Waterways7,2008,808★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★332.50B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★39.28M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %16.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★82.1
Electricity Consumption136.9★44.61
Electricity Exports355★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1835★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables44
Electricity Imports33★22
Electricity Installed Capacity33★14.73
Electricity Production148.3★50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.740.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.225.4★
Gross National Saving28.5★19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★3.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★7.48
Natural Gas Exports38.23★5.51
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18455.9★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★189,000
Oil Exports644,900★73,280
Oil Imports355,300★88,080
Oil Production664,800★158,300
Oil Proved Reserves4532.7★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★27.5 people
Public Debt64.335.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★250,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★166,600
Remittances0.41.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.12
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★5.19
Taxes and Other Revenues12.615.9★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★82.54B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★72.86 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M4.18M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0158.9★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaapproximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjo
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km22.26 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★1.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87237.79★
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km254,750.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42025,800★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★26.73 %
Administrative Divisions1324★
Independence31★28
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★49.43 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★28.41
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★6.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,243.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★51 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★19.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00091,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.32.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000158,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.64
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years82.78 years★
Median age of population31.44 years★30.52 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★392,941.5 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km27.29 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.84★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %77.4 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2618.92★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★9.15 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people11.2 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★74.19 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.55 %
Population living in slums0.2 %42.57 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons144,928.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %59.43 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★3,559 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★11.59 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.42
Airports100174★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53★44
Heliports24★7

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.25 %★

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