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Malaysia vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 69 of 119 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 45 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Portugal: Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Portugal (4,721); Malaysia leads on Waterways (7,200) against Portugal (210); Malaysia leads on Total net-migration (162,673 persons) against Portugal (-5,390 persons). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 69 and Portugal wins on 45.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★88.49 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★88.49 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points84.26 points★
Radios10.9★3.02
Televisions10.8★3.31
Waterways7,200★210

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★5.07B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★351.06B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★53.07M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★3.21 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.390.9★
Electricity Consumption136.9★46.94
Electricity Exports39.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1825★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables435★
Electricity Imports33★4.62
Electricity Installed Capacity33★20.56
Electricity Production148.3★56.9
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★73.29 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★36.3
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★16.1
Gross National Saving28.5★16.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★1.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★6.26
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.86.54★
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★277,400
Oil Exports644,900★49,650
Oil Imports355,300★294,600
Oil Production664,800★4,721
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★16.4 people
Public Debt64.3★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★247,200
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★143,500
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★78,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★323,000
Remittances0.40.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.33
Taxes and Other Revenues12.622.8★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★143.39B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★6.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %58.16 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-2.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0138.27★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km22.93 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %4.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★40.91
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★41,313.78 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★1,793 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,4205,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %83.2 %★
Administrative Divisions1318★
Independence31114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %95.22 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.34★15.82
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★10.5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD5,558.59 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km3.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %15 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★20.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00042,000★
Underweight Children Under 515.30.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★52,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★46.43 %
Human Capital Index0.650.8★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years85.82 years★
Median age of population31.44 years47.31 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-30,996.2 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★113.39 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★10.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.83★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★10.92 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★2.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★5.46
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88172.93★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★20
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★71.36 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★-0.11 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons114,964.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %61.45 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.6 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-5,390 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.582.78★
Airports100128★
Civil Air Travel53★43
Heliports2465★

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