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Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 125 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 79 of 125 metrics
Sri Lanka
lka
Leads on 35 of 125 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka leads on Major Urban Areas Population (103,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Sri Lanka (637); Sri Lanka leads on Population living in slums (43.64 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %). Across 125 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 79 and Sri Lanka wins on 35.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %ā˜…54.59 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %ā˜…51.2 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 51% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 pointsā˜…39.93 points
Radios10.9ā˜…3.85
Televisions10.8ā˜…1.53
Waterways7,200ā˜…160

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $ā˜…7.28B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $ā˜…95.71B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %26.96 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnesā˜…6.78M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.02ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %11.6 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3ā˜…73.3
Electricity Consumption136.9ā˜…12.67
Electricity Exports3ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78ā˜…52
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1842ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables46ā˜…
Electricity Imports33ā˜…0
Electricity Installed Capacity33ā˜…4
Electricity Production148.3ā˜…13.66
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capitaā˜…12.37 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7ā˜…37.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.227.7ā˜…
Gross National Saving28.533.8ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %11 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %-0.4 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.5 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption30.44ā˜…0
Natural Gas Exports38.23ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports2.8ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production69.49ā˜…0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18ā˜…0
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patentsā˜…1 patents
Oil Consumption561,000ā˜…92,000
Oil Exports644,900ā˜…0
Oil Imports355,300ā˜…84,730
Oil Production664,800ā˜…637
Oil Proved Reserves4ā˜…0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 peopleā˜…14.3 people
Public Debt64.3ā˜…79.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USDā˜…5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000ā˜…116,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400ā˜…3,871
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600ā˜…66,280
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300ā˜…34,210
Remittances0.47.2ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57ā˜…0.06
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USDā˜…0.11 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.66ā˜…12.16
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6ā˜…9.9
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USDā˜…19.68B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %ā˜…5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %48.52 %ā˜…

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M1.66Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0119.15ā˜…
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe population is primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km30.67 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…7.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580ā˜…52.8

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %25.97 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87ā˜…79.16
Agricultural land85,710 sq. kmā˜…28,125.72 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km328,550ā˜…61,860
Coastline Length (km)4,675 kmā˜…1,340 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…253.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,4205,700ā˜…

Government

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %ā˜…48.13 %
Administrative Divisions13ā˜…9
Independence31ā˜…4
Political Stability Index51 indexā˜…26 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %ā˜…46.93 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.34ā˜…46.23
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1ā˜…10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USDā˜…570.27 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %18 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %5.2 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0003,700ā˜…
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.3ā˜…17.1

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000317,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %65.51 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.65ā˜…0.61
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years81.36 yearsā˜…
Median age of population31.44 years33.59 yearsā˜…
Population Change428,622.9 personsā˜…123,325.9 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. kmā˜…372.63 per sq. km
Total population36.40M personsā˜…23.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.83ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.38 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %64.6 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)5.8 %ā˜…7.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDPā˜…1.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M personsā˜…5.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26ā˜…8.5
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 yearsā˜…8.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people103,000 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88ā˜…165.69
Military Manpower at Military Age21ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation17generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, although upper age limits may vary by branch of service, roles, specialties, etc; no conscription (2026)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %85.46 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.34 people/sq kmā˜…1.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %ā˜…0.22 %
Population living in slums0.2 %43.64 %ā˜…
Total deaths179,998.3 persons163,254.1 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %50.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.93 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration162,673.4 personsā˜…-29,226 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live birthsā˜…5.8 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58ā˜…0.2
Airports100ā˜…18
Civil Air Travel53ā˜…8
Heliports24ā˜…1

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiašŸ‡±šŸ‡° Sri LankaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %7.75 %ā˜…

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