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Malaysia vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 70 of 118 metrics
Uganda
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Leads on 41 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Uganda: Uganda leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Malaysia (92,000); Uganda leads on Televisions (500,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Uganda leads on Population living in slums (47.25 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %). Across 118 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 70 and Uganda wins on 41.

  • 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★8.95 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★8.95 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★37.61 points
Radios10.9★5
Televisions10.8500,000★
Waterways7,200★907

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★15.59B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★61.62B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %22.4 %★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★8.60M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %21.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★66.7
Electricity Consumption136.9★3.11
Electricity Exports3121★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★19
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1868★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables412★
Electricity Imports3350★
Electricity Installed Capacity33★1.02
Electricity Production148.3★3.46
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★2.25 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.742.7★
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★24.9
Gross National Saving28.5★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1814.16★
Oil Consumption561,000★14,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★13,770
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★1
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★20.3 people
Public Debt64.353.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★32,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★31,490
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.42.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.577.32★
Robotics Research Funding1.26 USD★0.14 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5★79.89
Taxes and Other Revenues12.613★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★9.03B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★80.03 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M97,949★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.016.35★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulapopulation density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least p
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km16.1 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★60.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★96
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km144,150 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★105

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★31.2 %
Administrative Divisions13134★
Independence31★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★18.1 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★2.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★175.62 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★170 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0001.4★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.39.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★46,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★57.22 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★72.43 years
Median age of population31.44 years★17.09 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons1.33M persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons52.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.2
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★50.2 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons13.11M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2622.83★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★165.62
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★78.11 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %47.25 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★237,961.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %56.57 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-184,946.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.02
Airports100★39
Civil Air Travel53★6
Heliports11

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %9.75 %★

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