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Malaysia vs Venezuela: 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 74 of 116 metrics
Venezuela
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Leads on 34 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Venezuela: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Venezuela (1.87); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Venezuela (2.38); Malaysia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (580) against Venezuela (1.32). Across 116 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 74 and Venezuela wins on 34.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★76.68 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)80.14 %★61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★29.21 points
Radios10.9★10.75
Televisions10.8★4.1
Waterways7,200★7,100

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★8.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★162.01B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %★4.9 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %21.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★0
Electricity Consumption136.9★71.96
Electricity Exports3★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★51
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1849★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★0
Electricity Imports33★0
Electricity Installed Capacity33★31
Electricity Production148.3★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.1★39
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★19.3
Gross National Saving28.5★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.43 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★24.21
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★27.07
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.185.74★
Oil Consumption561,000746,000★
Oil Exports644,900★1.87
Oil Imports355,300★0
Oil Production664,800★2.38
Oil Proved Reserves4211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★33.1 people
Public Debt64.338.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★659,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400325,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★20,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300926,300★
Remittances0.44★0.03
Robotics Research Funding1.26 USD★0.34 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.66★9.71
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6544.2★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★20.20B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %51.93 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M-3.55M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.0176.73★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulamost of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km56.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580★1.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★204.72
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km215,000 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,42010,550★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions1323★
Independence31★5
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.47★55.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★8.6
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★158.19 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %★25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★100,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 514.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000343,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★77.19 years
Median age of population31.44 years★29.62 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons★207,929.9 persons
Population density110.8 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %16.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %75 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★6.54 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★11.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88171.59★
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %88.66 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.88 %
Population living in slums0.2 %25.03 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★220,071.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %61.52 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.06
Airports100509★
Civil Air Travel5356★
Heliports2488★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %58.91 %★

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