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Malaysia vs Ukraine: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 59 of 121 metrics
Ukraine
ukr
Leads on 55 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Ukraine: Malaysia leads on Apple Import Volume (101.62 million tonnes) against Ukraine (519,538 tonnes); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (208,400) against Ukraine (1,828); Ukraine leads on Oil Proved Reserves (395) against Malaysia (4). Across 121 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 59 and Ukraine wins on 55.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★82.47 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★82.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points63.93 points★
Radios10.945.05★
Televisions10.818.05★
Waterways7,200★1,672

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★20.00B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★197.95B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★519,538 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %22 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.42★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %16.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP7.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★80.1
Electricity Consumption136.9★133.2
Electricity Exports33.59★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★65
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels023★
Electricity from Other Renewables4★3
Electricity Imports3377★
Electricity Installed Capacity3357.28★
Electricity Production148.3153.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★57.86 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★25.6
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★19.5
Gross National Saving28.5★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★4.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★6.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4430.92★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.812.97★
Natural Gas Production69.49★19.73
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★1.1
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents8 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★296,000
Oil Exports644,900★114,000
Oil Imports355,300★301,900
Oil Production664,800★82,000
Oil Proved Reserves4395★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people1.6 people★
Public Debt64.358.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★2.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★233,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★1,828
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★167,000
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★63,670
Remittances0.46.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★0.24
Taxes and Other Revenues12.617.5★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★56.10B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★9.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.62 %54.64 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M3.17M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01106.85★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsuladensest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the populat
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km18.18 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★22 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★175.28

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★2.27 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★140
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km412,930 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,782 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant1,419.56 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★1,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★14.89 %
Administrative Divisions1324★
Independence31★24
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★87.87 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.343.69★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★6
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD1,978.47 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km6.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %15 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★24.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★260,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people6 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000298,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★56.07 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.64
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years81.01 years★
Median age of population31.44 years42.32 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons2.21M persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km61.86 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons40.10M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.28
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA-B★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★6.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %65.4 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★17.61 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★8.40M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2620.54★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years9.81 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3.02 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88178.46★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★74.84 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %2.42 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %★-0.58 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★410,900.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %58.79 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★0.94 per woman
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons2.45M persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births5.49 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.27
Airports100152★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53NA major transport aircraft
Heliports2444★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %15.5 %★

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