Malaysia vs Uruguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 174 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Malaysia has 10.8 times as many people as Uruguay (36.4 million vs 3.38 million). Malaysia's economy is 4.8 times the size of Uruguay's ($466.53 billion vs $97.59 billion GDP).

Comparing Malaysia and Uruguay: Uruguay leads on Televisions (782,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malaysia leads on Urban Population Annual Growth Rate (1.79 %) against Uruguay (0.00 %); Malaysia leads on Population Change (428,623 persons) against Uruguay (541.70 persons). Across 174 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 99 and Uruguay wins on 68.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 67 metrics compared
Environment: 12 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 22 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 39 metrics compared
Transportation: 4 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	33.04 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	98.02 %★	91.99 %	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	98.02 %★	91.99 %	2024
Internet Users	percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	13.55 Mbps	33.04 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	56.09 points	65.18 points★	2025
Radios	10.9★	1.97	2002
Televisions	10.8	782,000★	2002
Waterways	7,200★	1,600	2024

Economy

67 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	47.38B $★	6.35B $	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	466.53B $★	97.59B $	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	21.95 %★	15.6 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	101.62M tonnes★	911,823 tonnes	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	88.69 %★	73.75 %	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	3 %	9 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	0.02★	0	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	4.61 %	13.83 %★	2019
Corporate Tax Rate Trends	24 %	25 %★	2018
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.8 % of GDP	9.2 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	83.3★	58.4	2020
Electricity Consumption	136.9★	10.77	2021
Electricity Exports	3★	1.32	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	78★	29	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	18	29★	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	4	42★	2021
Electricity Imports	33★	24	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	33★	4.81	2021
Electricity Production	148.3★	13.13	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	113.16 USD per capita★	45.76 USD per capita	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	56.67 %	71.95 %★	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	40.7	40.9★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	25.2★	20	2012
Gross National Saving	28.5★	17.2	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	63.18 %★	28.76 %	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	35,461.45 USD★	32,741.63 USD	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	4.9 %★	4.4 %	2025
Inflation Rate	1.38 %★	4.65 %	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	1.8 %★	4.8 %	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	1 % of GDP	2.1 % of GDP★	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	30.44	70.79★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	38.23★	0	2021
Natural Gas Imports	2.8	70.79★	2021
Natural Gas Production	69.49★	0	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	1.18★	0	2021
Number of AI Patents Filed	16 patents★	1 patents	2020
Oil Consumption	561,000★	52,000	2011
Oil Exports	644,900★	4,353	2011
Oil Imports	355,300★	53,110	2011
Oil Production	664,800★	903	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	4★	0	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	6.2 people★	10.1 people	2025
Private Investment (% of GDP)	16.84 % of GDP★	15.22 % of GDP	2015
Public Debt	64.3	62.4★	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.01 %★	0.62 %	2022
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	5.1 USD★	3.1 USD	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	5.3 %	5.49 %★	2025
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	704,000★	53,000	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	208,400★	0	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	304,600★	9,591	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	528,300★	42,220	2023
Remittances	0.4★	0.2	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	1,218.33 researchers★	880.3 researchers	2022
Revenue from Forest Resources	1.57★	1.56	2024
Robotics Research Funding	1.01 USD★	0.62 USD	2022
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	0.01★	0.15	2021
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	12.43 %★	17.86 %	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	12.43 % of GDP	17.86 % of GDP★	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	12.6	18.7★	2025
Top Exporting Countries	301.22B USD★	23.29B USD	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	3.69 %★	-4.78 %	2024
Tourism Contribution to GDP	2.67 %	5.68 %★	2022
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	2.67 %	5.68 %★	2022
Unemployment Rate	3.9 %★	8.5 %	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	66.12 %	64.99 %★	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.95 %★	25.15 %	2025

Environment

12 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	13.93M	346,330★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	-60,000 %	18,393.99 %★	2025
Average Annual Temperature	25.87 °C★	17.48 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	260.01	6.9★	2025
Continental Shelf	200	200	1990
Global Precipitation Distribution	3,150.09 mm★	1,039.79 mm	2025
Population Distribution	a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula	most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	13.3 sq km★	2.92 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	13.3 %★	3.1 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	64 Cubic meters per year★	22.9 Cubic meters per year	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	580★	172.2	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	80 species	9 species★	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	4.11 %★	0.64 %	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	209.87★	97	2020
Agricultural land	85,710 sq. km	140,432.6 sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	328,550★	175,020	2023
Coastline Length (km)	4,675 km★	660 km	2025
Dam capacity per capita	611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant	5,058.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	4,420★	2,230	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	67.87 %	78.53 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	13	19★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	50 index★	76 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	50 index	76 index★	2024
Independence	31★	25	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	-2.46	10.88★	2019
Prison Population Rate	206 per 100,000★	372 per 100,000	2020
Public Sector Corruption Perception	50★	76	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

22 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Average BMI for Adults	25.3 kg/m²	27.3 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	96 %	97 %★	2024
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)	13.01★	17.7	2020
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	21.1★	7.8	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	76.82 years	78.29 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	0.48 per 1,000 births	0.42 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	1,703.34 USD	3,751.5 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	80 score	85 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	4.4 % of GDP	9.4 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	76.82 years	78.29 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	0.3 %★	0.6 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	2 people/sq km	2.5 people/sq km★	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	1.96 beds per 1,000	2.44 beds per 1,000★	2023
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	13.81 %	7.8 %★	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	26 %	15 %★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	4.03 per 1,000 people	7.39 per 1,000 people★	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	15.6 %★	27.9 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	37.09 %	17.1 %★	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	92,000	12,000★	2021
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People	1 per 100,000 people	16 per 100,000 people★	2019
Total Number of Doctors	2.29	4.67★	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	15.3	1.8★	2025

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Active Military Personnel	113,000 personnel★	21,000 personnel	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.04 %★	2.28 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	136,000★	22,000	2020

People and Society

39 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Currently married (Percent)	58.88 %★	52.68 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.65★	0.61	2026
Life expectancy at birth	80.87 years	83.31 years★	2026
Median age of population	31.44 years	36.68 years★	2026
Population Change	428,622.9 persons★	541.7 persons	2026
Population density	110.8 per sq. km	19.52 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	36.40M persons★	3.38M persons	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.29	0.91★	2025
Beer Consumption per Capita	0.51 liters	1.83 liters★	2022
Birth Rate (%)	14.05 %★	9.05 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	52.2 %	79.6 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	12.36 per 1,000 people★	9.8 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	5.8 %★	9.88 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.5 % of GDP	4.8 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	9.69M persons★	811,724.7 persons	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	44.3 %	101.56 %★	2023
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	13.55 %	33.04 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	106.37 male/female★	105.45 male/female	2023
Human Development Index	0.48	0.58★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	18.26★	1.77	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	9.72 years★	8.59 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	8.62 people★	1.77 people	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	167.88	173.43★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	11.96 years★	8.76 years	2020
Military Service Age and Obligation	17	generally 18-30 years of age (up to 22 for the Navy and up to 40 for some specialist positions) for voluntary military service for men and women; initial 24-month service obligation (2025)	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	10.6 %★	24.02 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	83.21 %	86.51 %★	2026
Physician Density	2.34 people/sq km	4.67 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	0.97 %★	-0.06 %	2025
Population living in slums	0.2 %★	-1.17 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	11.66	11.02★	2017
Total deaths	179,998.3 persons	30,781.2 persons★	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	42.17 %	63.7 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	1.53 per woman★	1.37 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	162,673.4 persons★	-1,301.7 persons	2026
Under-five mortality rate	5.53 per live births★	6.74 per live births	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	1.79 %★	0 %	2025
Voting Age Population	52.24 millions	91.75 millions★	2004

Transportation

4 metrics

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	1.58★	0.32	2019
Airports	100★	65	2025
Civil Air Travel	53★	11	1992
Heliports	24★	4	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	24.59B USD★	2.30B USD	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇲🇾 Malaysia	🇺🇾 Uruguay	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	2.75 %	5.75 %★	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Malaysia vs Uruguay

Which has a larger population, Malaysia or Uruguay?▾

Malaysia. Malaysia has 10.8 times as many people as Uruguay (36.4 million vs 3.38 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Malaysia or Uruguay?▾

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 4.8 times the size of Uruguay's ($466.53 billion vs $97.59 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Malaysia or Uruguay?▾

Uruguay is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $28,850 in Uruguay vs $12,818 in Malaysia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).