Geo Factbook Logo
Geo Factbook

Malaysia vs Turkmenistan: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 66 of 113 metrics
Turkmenistan
tkm
Leads on 40 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (902,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Turkmenistan leads on Televisions (820,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (64 Cubic meters per year) against Turkmenistan (0.40 Cubic meters per year). Across 113 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 66 and Turkmenistan wins on 40.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)78.79 %★17.99 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)80.14 %★21.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★19.14 points
Radios10.9★1.23
Televisions10.8820,000★
Waterways7,200★1,300

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★9.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★54.34B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.75 %47.2 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %19 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption136.9★15.09
Electricity Exports33.2★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★4
Electricity Production148.3★21.18
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita261.14 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.1★40.8
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★9.3
Gross National Saving28.5★23.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.43 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4439.31★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★38.14
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.4977.45★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.187.5★
Oil Consumption561,000★119,000
Oil Exports644,900★97,430
Oil Imports355,300★0
Oil Production664,800★202,400
Oil Proved Reserves4600★
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 people0.2 people★
Public Debt64.324.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★160,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★53,780
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★191,100
Remittances0.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Robotics Research Funding1.01 USD★0.14 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6514.9★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★9.03B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %42.03 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-14.42M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01106.22★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★4.63 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0.4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★24.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.7 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★4.24
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km404,658 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant705.87 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,42016,459★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★6.74 %
Administrative Divisions13★5
Independence31★27
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %94.85 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.07★18.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★7.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,475.08 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %5 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★18.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.33.1★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★57,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %64.7 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★73.46 years
Median age of population31.44 years★27.21 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★117,455.5 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km16.5 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★7.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.06
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★49.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★5.99 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★2.45
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people902,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88171.97★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★78.62 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.93 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.88 %
Population living in slums0.2 %7.88 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons44,897.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %44.47 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★12,477.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★33.19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.29
Airports100★23
Civil Air Travel53NA
Heliports2425★

Related comparisons

More Malaysia comparisons

More Turkmenistan comparisons