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Malaysia vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 69 of 113 metrics
Suriname
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Leads on 39 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Suriname leads on Radios (300,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Suriname leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (504,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 113 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 69 and Suriname wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.69 %★87.4 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points74.49 points★
Radios10.9300,000★
Televisions10.863,000★
Waterways7,200★1,200

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★4.89B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.39 %36.2 %★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★427,741 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★75
Electricity Consumption136.9★1.75
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1838★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★2
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33504,000★
Electricity Production148.3★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★60.9 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★39.2
Gross National Saving28.546.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★2.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.2 % 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★15,000
Oil Exports644,900★3,058
Oil Imports355,300★5,668
Oil Production664,800★14,460
Oil Proved Reserves478.9★
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 people★70 people
Public Debt64.3★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★13,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★7,571
Remittances0.43.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.572.36★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6516.4★
Top Exporting Countries221.69B USD★2.30B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★7.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %53.82 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M119,181★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.012.52★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km14.89 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year90 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★99

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87362.88★
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★50.13 %
Administrative Divisions13★10
Independence31★25
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★55.85 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)6.65★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★13.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★718.55 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 515.36.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★79.05 years
Median age of population31.44 years★28.83 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.83★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.63 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★6.74 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88172.72★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★73.91 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %17.51 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %49.75 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-1,261 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★10.65 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.48
Airports100★55
Civil Air Travel53★1
Heliports24★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %10 %★

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