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Malaysia vs Russia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 50 of 121 metrics
Russia
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Leads on 64 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Russia: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Russia (3.65); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Russia (2.94); Russia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1) against Malaysia (92,000). Across 121 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 50 and Russia wins on 64.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★94.36 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★94.37 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★24.57 points
Radios10.961.5★
Televisions10.860.5★
Waterways7,200102,000★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $111.04B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $2.61T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.53★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %10.55 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.393.1★
Electricity Consumption136.9909.6★
Electricity Exports313.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1821★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels011★
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33★3.19
Electricity Installed Capacity33244.9★
Electricity Production148.3★1.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★35.1
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★23.2
Gross National Saving28.5★26.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★4.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★6.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44467.5★
Natural Gas Exports38.23210.2★
Natural Gas Imports2.815.77★
Natural Gas Production69.49665.6★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1847.8★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents56 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★2.94
Oil Exports644,900★7.3
Oil Imports355,300★42,750
Oil Production664,800★10.13
Oil Proved Reserves460★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★12.1 people
Public Debt64.318.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★4.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★3.65
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★2.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★41,920
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★6.08
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.29
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★0.1
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★12.1
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD476.43B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %2.6 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %61.11 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M★47.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.011.84★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★11.48 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★4.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★77.33
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km2.15M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km37,653 km★
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,42043,000★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★1.68 %
Administrative Divisions1346★
Independence31★25
Political Stability Index51 index★13 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★76.26 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.34★17.03
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★5.9
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD4,235.46 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP7.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %9 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0001★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people13 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,0001.45M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★53.91 %
Human Capital Index0.650.77★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years81.33 years★
Median age of population31.44 years40.61 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-917,387.6 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km8.78 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons143.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %68 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons33.21M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2672.52★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years12.66 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people12.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88176.46★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★79.31 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km5.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★-0.49 %
Population living in slums0.2 %2.46 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %56.39 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.44 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births4.79 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.65
Airports100905★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02★
Civil Air Travel53NA major transport aircraft
Heliports24494★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %14.5 %★

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