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Malaysia vs Poland: 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 57 of 120 metrics
Poland
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Leads on 55 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Poland: Poland leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (79.79) against Malaysia (1.18); Poland leads on Population living in slums (6.64 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %); Malaysia leads on Natural Gas Exports (38.23) against Poland (1.25). Across 120 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 57 and Poland wins on 55.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★88.58 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★88.59 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points74.79 points★
Radios10.920.2★
Televisions10.813.05★
Waterways7,200★3,997

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★22.79B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $1.04T $★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★4.18M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.020.27★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %4.8 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★82.9
Electricity Consumption136.9149.4★
Electricity Exports312.02★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7879★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables419★
Electricity Imports33★14.02
Electricity Installed Capacity3338.11★
Electricity Production148.3156.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★103.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★28.9
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★20.3
Gross National Saving28.5★20
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-0.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★20.1
Natural Gas Exports38.23★1.25
Natural Gas Imports2.815.72★
Natural Gas Production69.49★5.75
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1879.79★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents19 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000564,500★
Oil Exports644,900★50,400
Oil Imports355,300531,300★
Oil Production664,800★28,230
Oil Proved Reserves496.38★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★12.2 people
Public Debt64.350.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★649,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★104,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★222,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300554,200★
Remittances0.40.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.17
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.11
Taxes and Other Revenues12.618★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD478.89B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %2.5 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %58.31 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-10.38M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★264.03
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km39.64 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★12.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★60.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %4.31 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★166
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km140,715.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★440 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★77.23 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★1,327

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★64.92 %
Administrative Divisions1316★
Independence31★11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★88.68 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★15.97
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★8.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD4,597.71 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km6.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %2 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Underweight Children Under 515.30.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000189,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★57.33 %
Human Capital Index0.650.8★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years83.7 years★
Median age of population31.44 years42.88 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-573,610.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★125.67 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons37.74M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.86★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %62.3 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★11.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★8.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★18.25
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years12 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.8 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88177.33★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★19
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★60.5 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km4.03 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★-0.98 %
Population living in slums0.2 %6.64 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★382,061.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %60.51 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-482,926.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births3.4 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.53
Airports100318★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53★48
Heliports24★16

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇱 PolandShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %3.75 %★

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