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Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

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

Malaysia
mys
Leads on 50 of 121 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 61 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and United Kingdom: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against United Kingdom (1.31); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against United Kingdom (1.39); Malaysia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (704,000) against United Kingdom (1.58). Across 121 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 50 and United Kingdom wins on 61.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★95.47 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★96.3 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points78.89 points★
Radios10.984.5★
Televisions10.830.5★
Waterways7,200★3,200

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $4.10T $★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.393.8★
Electricity Consumption136.9309.2★
Electricity Exports3★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables439★
Electricity Imports33★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity3397.06★
Electricity Production148.3318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★13.9
Gross National Saving28.5★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4479.17★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★11.27
Natural Gas Imports2.847★
Natural Gas Production69.49★42.11
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18176★
Number of AI Patents Filed5 patents478 patents★
Oil Consumption561,000★1.62
Oil Exports644,900★1.31
Oil Imports355,300★1.45
Oil Production664,800★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves4★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★18.6 people
Public Debt64.3★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★1.29
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues12.627.4★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD1.14T USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %61.37 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M5.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★340.94
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★115
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,420★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions13England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence31no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %99.82 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.018.66★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %8 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people14 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.30.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000153,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.650.79★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years83.69 years★
Median age of population31.44 years40.33 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.290.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2635.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation17★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %86.48 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums0.2 %★0.16 %
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.582.25★
Airports1001,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53618★
Heliports24139★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %3.75 %★

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