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Malaysia vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 55 of 120 metrics
Vietnam
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Leads on 54 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Vietnam: Vietnam leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (699.40) against Malaysia (1.18); Vietnam leads on Electricity Exports (713) against Malaysia (3); Vietnam leads on Oil Proved Reserves (600) against Malaysia (4). Across 120 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 55 and Vietnam wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★84.15 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.02 %★84.15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points★19.74 points
Radios10.9★8.2
Televisions10.8★3.57
Waterways7,20047,130★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $59.61B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $538.13B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.35★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %7.07 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★70.8
Electricity Consumption136.9143.2★
Electricity Exports3713★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1843★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports33★2.73
Electricity Installed Capacity3340.77★
Electricity Production148.3158.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★36.1
Gross Fixed Investment25.228.2★
Gross National Saving28.529★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %8.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption30.44★8.1
Natural Gas Exports38.23★0
Natural Gas Imports2.8★0
Natural Gas Production69.49★8.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.18699.4★
Oil Consumption561,000★320,000
Oil Exports644,900★277,300
Oil Imports355,300★182,300
Oil Production664,800★343,200
Oil Proved Reserves4600★
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people4.3 people★
Public Debt64.358.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD7.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★438,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★25,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★153,800
Remittances0.43.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.57★1.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★2.24
Taxes and Other Revenues11.6524.8★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD429.48B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %1.5 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %★72.78 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M★23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.01★305.4
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulathough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★7.6 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources580884.12★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %17.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★62.71
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km125,053 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,42046,000★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★47.72 %
Administrative Divisions1358★
Independence31★2
Political Stability Index51 index★45 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water94.7 %★58.58 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★3.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★790.44 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★48 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %2.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,000★250,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.39.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000522,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %71.66 %★
Human Capital Index0.650.71★
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★79.71 years
Median age of population31.44 years33.9 years★
Population Change428,622.9 persons531,764.7 persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km★326.41 per sq. km
Total population36.40M persons102.21M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.29★0.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %14.58 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %72.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons26.05M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2657.13★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years10.97 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people9.32 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age21★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %87.65 %★
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %★0.86 %
Population living in slums0.2 %28.17 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons★686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %61.77 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman1.86 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★19 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.46
Airports100★36
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel53controlled by military
Heliports2426★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %4.5 %★

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