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Malaysia vs Uzbekistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 65 of 116 metrics
Uzbekistan
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Leads on 43 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Uzbekistan: Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.01) against Uzbekistan (4.37); Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Uzbekistan (2,078); Uzbekistan leads on Oil Proved Reserves (594) against Malaysia (4). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 65 and Uzbekistan wins on 43.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★89.51 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★89.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★35.24 points
Radios10.9★10.8
Televisions10.8★6.4
Waterways7,200★1,100

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★23.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★139.24B $
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★99.81M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.06★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %16 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★58.2
Electricity Consumption136.9★49.07
Electricity Exports313★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7886★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★14
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★10.84
Electricity Installed Capacity33★12.96
Electricity Production148.3★55.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★55.31 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★34.5
Gross National Saving28.532.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %7.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★9.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.4443.07★
Natural Gas Exports38.23★9.4
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★52.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.181.84★
Oil Consumption561,000★144,000
Oil Exports644,900★2,078
Oil Imports355,300★9,013
Oil Production664,800★58,650
Oil Proved Reserves4594★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★11 people
Public Debt64.310.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD6.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★60,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★3,977
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★61,740
Remittances0.414.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★4.37
Taxes and Other Revenues12.6★11.5
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★26.17B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %57.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M★16.36M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01110.99★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km15.03 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★8.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★48.87

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %4.31 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★48.18
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km260,231.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★580.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42037,305★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★32.12 %
Administrative Divisions13★12
Independence31★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.01★32.62
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★7.5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★1,018.81 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP7.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★16.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,00058,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.31.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★68,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %73.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.62
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★76.08 years
Median age of population31.44 years★27.11 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons695,840.9 persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km88.77 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons37.74M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.25
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %18.93 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.8 %5 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★13.97
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★9.13 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★2.6 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88169.38★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %87.5 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km2.81 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.26 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %3.1 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★225,367.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %54.83 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.55 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-6,140.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★14.52 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.09
Airports100★74
Civil Air Travel53NA
Heliports24★3

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %14 %★

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