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Malaysia vs Seychelles: 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 65 of 116 metrics
Seychelles
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Leads on 41 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Seychelles: Malaysia leads on Agricultural land (85,710 sq. km) against Seychelles (15.50 sq. km); Seychelles leads on Radios (42,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Malaysia leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (260.00) against Seychelles (893,000). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 65 and Seychelles wins on 41.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★87.82 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★87.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points68.56 points★
Radios10.942,000★
Televisions10.811,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★39.34M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★2.76B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★811,708 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %11.17 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %12.24 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★71.8
Electricity Consumption136.9325.5★
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7891★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables49★
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3388,000★
Electricity Production148.3350★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★98.85 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★32.1
Gross Fixed Investment25.241.7★
Gross National Saving28.5★8.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-6.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %0.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Oil Consumption561,000★8,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★6,203
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★25.3 people
Public Debt64.363.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★7,300
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★7,225
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.40.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.09
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★0.67
Taxes and Other Revenues12.626.18★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★1.85B USD
Unemployment Rate3.86 %3 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M11,262★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★893,000
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamore than three quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin is home to less than 10%, and a smaller percentage is on La Digue and the outer islands, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km70.08 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★0

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %12.99 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★172.81
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★15.5 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★491 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★7.23 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★3

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %68.93 %★
Administrative Divisions1327★
Independence31★29
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★64.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★22.58
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★9.3
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,404.85 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %14 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people4 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 514.13.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★43.19 %
Human Capital Index0.650.67★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★78.15 years
Median age of population31.44 years34.56 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★2,226.6 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★296.01 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★135,138.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.93★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★11.59 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★7.02 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★30,496.3 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate17.3151,000★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years10.8 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people28,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88174.22★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★80.4 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★2.25 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.53 %
Population living in slums0.2 %43.35 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons1,031.7 persons★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★1,494.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★10.98 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.587.2★
Airports100★16
Civil Air Travel53★1
Heliports24★6

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇨 SeychellesShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %★1.75 %

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