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Malaysia vs Tunisia: 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 76 of 119 metrics
Tunisia
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Leads on 36 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Tunisia: Tunisia leads on Televisions (920,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Tunisia leads on Electricity Exports (500) against Malaysia (3); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (580) against Tunisia (4.62). Across 119 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 76 and Tunisia wins on 36.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★76.5 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★72.35 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 72% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★43.48 points
Radios10.9★2.06
Televisions10.8920,000★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★5.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★54.33B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %★7.86 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %7.31 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★74.6
Electricity Consumption136.9★15.27
Electricity Exports3500★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7894★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★1
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables45★
Electricity Imports33134★
Electricity Installed Capacity33★5.77
Electricity Production148.3★18.44
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★33.75 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★33.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★23.1
Gross National Saving28.5★12
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-2.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★7.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★5.13
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.83.85★
Natural Gas Production69.49★1.27
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1865.13★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption561,000★84,000
Oil Exports644,900★91,200
Oil Imports355,300★78,460
Oil Production664,800★83,720
Oil Proved Reserves4425★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★16.6 people
Public Debt64.362.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★102,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★13,660
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★85,340
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★27,770
Remittances0.46★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.21
Robotics Research Funding1.04 USD★0.72 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.65
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6524.7★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★25.67B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★16.3 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %45.22 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M925,872★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0124.65★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★7.9 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★1.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★4.62

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★2.36 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★58.74
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km97,005 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★1,148 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★215.15 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★3,920

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★41.41 %
Administrative Divisions1324★
Independence31★20
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★64.98 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★16
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,373.9 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★36 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★26.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0004,500★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.31.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★48,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★51.33 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.51
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years80.9 years★
Median age of population31.44 years33.3 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★76,356.9 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km79.95 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★12.42M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.56★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★11.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★50.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★3.12M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★4.25
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★6.08 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★2.48 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88173.95★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★20
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★71.54 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.38 %
Population living in slums0.2 %6.62 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons66,135 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★38.82 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.81 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-16,953 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★10.63 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.5
Airports100★14
Civil Air Travel53★19
Heliports24★11

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %7.5 %★

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