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Malaysia vs Switzerland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 67 of 119 metrics
Switzerland
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Leads on 43 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Switzerland: Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Switzerland (3,488); Malaysia leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (1.57) against Switzerland (0.01); Switzerland leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (94,222) against Malaysia (13.93 million). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 67 and Switzerland wins on 43.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 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🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★97.34 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★97.34 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points83.98 points★
Radios10.9★7.1
Televisions10.8★3.31
Waterways7,200★1,292

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★5.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $1.03T $★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★11.79M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★2.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP11.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.396.1★
Electricity Consumption136.9★58.46
Electricity Exports330.17★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1867★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels018★
Electricity from Other Renewables413★
Electricity Imports3334.1★
Electricity Installed Capacity33★20.84
Electricity Production148.3★59.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★99.58 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★33.8
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★20.6
Gross National Saving28.533.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★1.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★3.71
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.83.68★
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents11 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★242,700
Oil Exports644,900★9,851
Oil Imports355,300★272,700
Oil Production664,800★3,488
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★15.8 people
Public Debt64.319.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★223,900
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★7,345
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★165,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★61,550
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.04
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★9
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD675.81B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★66.75 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M94,222★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0133.31★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★12.62 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★53.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %10.55 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★193.06
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★14,840.06 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★494

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %97.65 %★
Administrative Divisions1326★
Independence31★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.016.92★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★5.3
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD12,698.68 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP11.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %5 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★19.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00017,000★
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★20,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★56.83 %
Human Capital Index0.650.75★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years86.21 years★
Median age of population31.44 years43.24 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★31,734.2 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★226.22 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★9.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.77★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★10.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %71.6 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★8.61 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★5.15
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years10.87 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★1.43 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88178.42★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★20
Military Service Age and Obligation17every Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★77.26 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km4.48 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.72 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons76,930.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %77.1 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.41 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★28,963.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births3.5 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.583★
Airports100★66
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel5389★
Heliports2452★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %★0 %

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