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Malaysia vs Tuvalu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 88 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 51 of 88 metrics
Tuvalu
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Leads on 28 of 88 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Tuvalu: Tuvalu leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (500) against Malaysia (13.93 million); Malaysia leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (47.38 billion $) against Tuvalu (5.52 million $); Malaysia leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (466.53 billion $) against Tuvalu (69.30 million $). Across 88 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 51 and Tuvalu wins on 28.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 30 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)80.14 %★35.2 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★74.31 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)
Radios10.94,000★
Televisions10.8800★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★5.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★69.30M $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %10.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP19.1 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption53.42★3
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7896★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity335,100★
Electricity Production148.3★11.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.76 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.1★39.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.43 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.03 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Population Below Poverty Line5.6 people★26.3 people
Public Debt64.347.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★3.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.44.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Taxes and Other Revenues10.89106.7★
Unemployment Rate4.61 %NA

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M500★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions254.760★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaover half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km22.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★0

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %6.83 %★
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★18 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★24 km
Irrigated Land4,420★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %89.11 %★
Administrative Divisions13★7
Independence31★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★8.72 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★19
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD1,874.69 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP20 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★5.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km5.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★170 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★51.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Underweight Children Under 515.32.9★

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %63.21 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.47
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★71.51 years
Median age of population31.44 years★24.23 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★-123.7 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★310.1 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons★9,338.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %21.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★23.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★7.78 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP12.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★1,921.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate17.313,615★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★3.51 years
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people7,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.64★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★75.36 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.35 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.75 %
Population living in slums0.2 %48.68 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons85.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %★39.11 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.1 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-230.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★18.22 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.61
Airports100★1
Civil Air Travel53no major transport aircraft

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