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Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: 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
Saudi Arabia
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Leads on 50 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Saudi Arabia: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Saudi Arabia (3.29); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Saudi Arabia (2.48); Malaysia leads on Oil Consumption (561,000) against Saudi Arabia (2.64). Across 120 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 57 and Saudi Arabia wins on 50.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 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🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %100 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★27.94 points
Radios10.9★6.25
Televisions10.8★5.1
Waterways7,296none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★30.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $1.56T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %30.24 %★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes228.82M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★2.5 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %8.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★76
Electricity Consumption136.9296.2★
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3382.94★
Electricity Production148.3324.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.145.9★
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★21.5
Gross National Saving28.530.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44109.3★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49109.3★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.188.62★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★2.64
Oil Exports644,900★7.64
Oil Imports355,300★83,150
Oil Production664,800★10.52
Oil Proved Reserves4262.6★
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 peopleNA
Public Debt64.313.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★3.29
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★1.78
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600609,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★2.48
Remittances0.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USD★0.41 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★7.8
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD360.90B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %65.1 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★656.51
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulahistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km24.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★26.61
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km1.74M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,4207,575★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★64.18 %
Administrative Divisions1313
Independence31★23
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.123.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD3,758.53 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 515.33.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000282,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.77 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.6
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years82.13 years★
Median age of population31.44 years★30.06 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons681,198 persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km16.53 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★35.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★13.41 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★27.9 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★8.25M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★17.17
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★7.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation17voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %84.78 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.41 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %0.55 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons78,615 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons166,821.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★7.26 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★1.36
Airports100★90
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53104★
Heliports2469★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.25 %★

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