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Malaysia vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malaysia
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Leads on 73 of 117 metrics
Zambia
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Leads on 39 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malaysia and Zambia: Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Malaysia (92,000); Zambia leads on Televisions (277,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Zambia (190). Across 117 compared metrics, Malaysia wins on 73 and Zambia wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 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🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.02 %★17.1 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.4 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 98% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.09 points57.33 points★
Radios10.9★1.2
Televisions10.8277,000★
Waterways7,200★2,250

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.38B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars466.53B $★32.38B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.95 %23.79 %★
Apple Import Volume101.62M tonnes★12.68M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.04★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.61 %12.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index83.3★56.9
Electricity Consumption136.9★11.04
Electricity Exports3★1.18
Electricity from Fossil Fuels78★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1893★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★2
Electricity Imports33★2.19
Electricity Installed Capacity33★2.57
Electricity Production148.3★11.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.16 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient40.751.5★
Gross Fixed Investment25.2★20.5
Gross National Saving28.538.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.9 %★3.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP★
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★16,000
Oil Exports644,900★360
Oil Imports355,300★17,570
Oil Production664,800★190
Oil Proved Reserves4★0
Population Below Poverty Line6.2 people★60 people
Public Debt64.3★71.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.1 USD★4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption704,000★23,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports208,400★371
Refined Petroleum Products Imports304,600★10,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production528,300★13,120
Remittances0.40.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.574.45★
Robotics Research Funding0.79 USD★0.28 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.05★67.89
Taxes and Other Revenues12.616.8★
Top Exporting Countries301.22B USD★8.85B USD
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.12 %61.93 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.93M212,572★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions260.019.88★
Population Distributiona highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsulaone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km41.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country64 Cubic meters per year★47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources580★104.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.11 %★0.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)209.87★44
Agricultural land85,710 sq. km238,390 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,675 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,420★1,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country67.87 %★30.99 %
Administrative Divisions13★10
Independence31★24
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.1★10.3
Health Care Spending per Capita1,703.34 USD★237.75 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %★85 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15.6 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS92,0001.5★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 515.311.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)136,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.88 %★52.13 %
Human Capital Index0.65★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.87 years★70.69 years
Median age of population31.44 years★18.13 years
Population Change428,622.9 persons624,260.3 persons★
Population density110.8 per sq. km30.24 per sq. km★
Total population36.40M persons★22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.290.84★
Birth Rate (%)14.05 %29.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.2 %★49.6 %
Death Rate (%)5.8 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.69M persons★5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate18.26★7.41
Learning-adjusted years of school9.72 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population8.62 people★3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.88★166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.21 %★55.41 %
Physician Density2.34 people/sq km★0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.97 %2.51 %★
Population living in slums0.2 %45.09 %★
Total deaths179,998.3 persons103,544 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)42.17 %52.58 %★
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman3.9 per woman★
Total net-migration162,673.4 persons★8,443.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.53 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.58★0.05
Airports100120★
Civil Air Travel53★12
Heliports24★4

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇾 Malaysia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %13.5 %★

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