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Malaysia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 59 of 121 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 53 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Thailand: Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against Thailand (1.33); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (528,300) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (193.40) against Malaysia (1.18). Across 121 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 59 and Thailand wins on 53.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points56.72 points★
Radios10.913.96★
Televisions10.815.19★
Waterways7,200★4,000

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $533.67B $★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.020.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.384.6★
Electricity Consumption136.9187.7★
Electricity Exports3★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables416★
Electricity Imports33★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity3344.89★
Electricity Production148.3181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.228.8★
Gross National Saving28.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4452.64★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.814.41★
Natural Gas Production69.49★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed30 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption561,000988,000★
Oil Exports644,900★269,100
Oil Imports355,300807,100★
Oil Production664,800★406,800
Oil Proved Reserves4435★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people5.4 people★
Public Debt64.361.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★1.33
Remittances0.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.03
Taxes and Other Revenues12.615.4★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulahighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★142.5
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,42064,150★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1376★
Independence31123★
Political Stability Index51 index★36 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.34★21.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★34 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.36.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.63
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★80.78 years
Median age of population31.44 years41.03 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★62.64 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0.2 %2 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★1.01
Airports100105★
Civil Air Travel53★41
Heliports24★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %★1.5 %

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