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Malaysia vs Vanuatu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 70 of 108 metrics
Vanuatu
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Leads on 26 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Vanuatu: Malaysia leads on Total net-migration (162,673 persons) against Vanuatu (17.30 persons); Vanuatu leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (118,100) against Malaysia (18.26); Vanuatu leads on Major Urban Areas Population (53,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people). Across 108 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 70 and Vanuatu wins on 26.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)71.06 %★22.35 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.69 %★45.73 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Radios10.967,000★
Televisions10.82,300★
Waterways7,296none

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★239.20M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★1.26B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.59 %38.32 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %20 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★59.1
Electricity Consumption136.9★58.59
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables429★
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3337,000★
Electricity Production148.3★63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★12.93 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment20.321.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★-19.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★11.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.03 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★0
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18★0
Oil Consumption561,000★1,000
Oil Exports644,900★0
Oil Imports355,300★761
Oil Production664,800★0
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★15.9 people
Public Debt64.3★71.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★1,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★1,073
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★0
Remittances0.412.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★0.54
Taxes and Other Revenues12.617.4★
Top Exporting Countries313.25B USD★99.44M USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★5.1 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %58.11 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M8,621★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★292,000
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathree quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★4.68 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★4.38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★10

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.6 %
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km★1,870 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,528 km
Irrigated Land4,420★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★54.55 %
Administrative Divisions13★6
Independence31★30
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★19.2 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★19.7
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★165.09 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★100 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★25.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 514.111.7★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %68.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.48
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★74.94 years
Median age of population31.44 years★20.27 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★7,550.4 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km28.09 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★342,560.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.91★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %20.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★49 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %4.02 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP7.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★83,702.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26118,100★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★4.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people53,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88168.09★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★30.17 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %1.51 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %3.22 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons1,608.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %53.29 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.49 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★17.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★15.87 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★1.26
Airports100★31
Civil Air Travel53no major transport aircraft

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