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Malaysia vs Qatar: 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 58 of 116 metrics
Qatar
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Leads on 48 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Qatar: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Qatar (1.04); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Qatar (1.44); Qatar leads on Major Urban Areas Population (798,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 58 and Qatar wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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🇶🇦 QatarShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %98.09 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %99.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points58.25 points★
Radios10.9256,000★
Televisions10.8230,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★274.10B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★27.93M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %4.95 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.386.1★
Electricity Consumption136.9★37.24
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★8.8
Electricity Production148.3★39.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita814.31 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★35.1
Gross Fixed Investment25.228.2★
Gross National Saving28.550.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★1.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4439.9★
Natural Gas Exports38.23126.5★
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49166.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1824.07★
Oil Consumption561,000★166,000
Oil Exports644,900★1.04
Oil Imports355,300★4,108
Oil Production664,800★1.44
Oil Proved Reserves425.38★
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 peopleNA
Public Debt64.346.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★277,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400485,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★12,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★273,800
Remittances0.40.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6526.4★
Top Exporting Countries313.25B USD★161.69B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %0.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★87.01 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M6.27M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01127.78★
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km15.54 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0.06 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★58

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %7.24 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★0
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★740 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★563 km
Irrigated Land4,420★130

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %84.03 %★
Administrative Divisions13★8
Independence31★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★28
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.124.6★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD2,289.32 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000<200 (2020 est.)
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.32.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★22,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %62.44 %★
Human Capital Index0.650.67★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years84.14 years★
Median age of population31.44 years34.17 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★69,686 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★275.98 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.1
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★37.5 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %1.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★2.12
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people798,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88170.48★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation17typically 18-30 for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory military service for men 18-35; compulsory service is from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances (2025) note: the military incorporates about 2,000 conscrip
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %93.46 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.02 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons3,285.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %42.25 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.75 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★42,281.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★6.98 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★1.3
Airports100★8
Civil Air Travel53★3
Heliports24★12

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.1 %★

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