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Estonia vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 129th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Malaysia
Population
1355535
36304998
Population rank 155/197 45/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
77 years
2025

Estonia and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Malaysia
Year GDP
Estonia Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 - $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 - $32,181,210,158
1988 - $35,272,109,220
1989 - $38,847,965,293
1990 - $44,024,585,240
1991 - $49,143,148,094
1992 - $59,167,550,163
1993 $4,013,091,682 $66,894,966,969
1994 $4,123,011,420 $74,478,356,958
1995 $4,502,970,889 $88,705,342,903
1996 $4,786,018,988 $100,855,393,910
1997 $5,154,420,649 $100,005,323,302
1998 $5,674,080,543 $72,167,498,981
1999 $5,756,912,266 $79,148,421,053
2000 $5,686,579,748 $93,789,736,842
2001 $6,250,218,423 $92,783,947,368
2002 $7,370,119,619 $100,845,526,316
2003 $9,876,595,528 $110,202,368,421
2004 $12,148,595,031 $124,749,473,684
2005 $14,109,491,357 $143,534,405,819
2006 $17,025,671,810 $162,692,258,307
2007 $22,450,264,166 $193,549,569,478
2008 $24,342,935,404 $230,811,614,370
2009 $19,633,984,440 $202,257,453,037
2010 $19,524,355,419 $255,017,638,456
2011 $23,303,915,795 $297,951,668,675
2012 $23,237,406,116 $314,443,047,642
2013 $25,451,032,781 $323,276,235,524
2014 $27,055,689,003 $338,066,095,097
2015 $23,311,847,751 $301,355,266,965
2016 $24,561,027,788 $301,256,033,870
2017 $27,469,461,919 $319,109,094,160
2018 $31,222,632,741 $358,788,845,713
2019 $31,873,748,770 $365,177,721,022
2020 $31,820,771,494 $337,456,163,961
2021 $37,204,563,051 $373,784,823,673
2022 $38,376,046,175 $407,605,841,348
2023 $41,291,245,222 $399,705,137,434
2024 $42,764,929,169 $421,972,102,254

Estonia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 - $2,046
1986 - $1,760
1987 - $1,977
1988 - $2,100
1989 - $2,244
1990 - $2,469
1991 - $2,679
1992 - $3,141
1993 $2,686 $3,462
1994 $2,819 $3,758
1995 $3,134 $4,363
1996 $3,381 $4,837
1997 $3,683 $4,679
1998 $4,093 $3,294
1999 $4,141 $3,528
2000 $4,071 $4,084
2001 $4,503 $3,944
2002 $5,343 $4,184
2003 $7,205 $4,465
2004 $8,916 $4,939
2005 $10,415 $5,556
2006 $12,641 $6,158
2007 $16,745 $7,169
2008 $18,206 $8,372
2009 $14,712 $7,191
2010 $14,664 $8,899
2011 $17,556 $10,217
2012 $17,568 $10,601
2013 $19,310 $10,714
2014 $20,582 $11,013
2015 $17,722 $9,649
2016 $18,666 $9,477
2017 $20,852 $9,863
2018 $23,618 $10,902
2019 $24,021 $10,920
2020 $23,934 $9,958
2021 $27,954 $10,903
2022 $28,451 $11,748
2023 $30,133 $11,379
2024 $31,170 $11,867

Estonia vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Malaysia
1950 66.4 48.5
1951 66.8 49.2
1952 67.2 50.1
1953 67.5 51.1
1954 67.8 52
1955 68.2 52.8
1956 68.5 53.7
1957 68.8 54.5
1958 68.8 55.4
1959 68.7 56.3
1960 69.3 57.2
1961 69.6 58
1962 69.8 58.9
1963 69.9 59.7
1964 70.6 60.4
1965 70.7 61.1
1966 70.7 61.7
1967 71 62
1968 70.6 62.4
1969 70.3 62.9
1970 70.4 63.3
1971 70.6 63.8
1972 70.4 64.2
1973 70.7 64.7
1974 70.8 65.2
1975 70.1 65.7
1976 69.7 66.2
1977 69.8 66.7
1978 69.7 67.2
1979 69.4 67.6
1980 69.5 68.1
1981 69.3 68.5
1982 69.9 68.9
1983 69.8 69.2
1984 69.6 69.6
1985 69.8 69.9
1986 70.9 70.1
1987 70.9 70.4
1988 71 70.6
1989 70.5 70.8
1990 69.9 71
1991 69.8 71.2
1992 69.2 71.5
1993 68.2 71.7
1994 66.7 71.9
1995 67.8 72
1996 70 72.1
1997 70.2 72.3
1998 69.8 72.4
1999 70.7 72.4
2000 71 72.7
2001 70.8 73.1
2002 71.4 73.5
2003 71.9 73.7
2004 72.4 74
2005 73 74.4
2006 73.2 74.7
2007 73.2 75
2008 74.3 75.2
2009 75.2 75.3
2010 75.9 75.4
2011 76.3 75.5
2012 76.4 75.6
2013 77.3 75.5
2014 77.1 75.3
2015 77.7 75.3
2016 77.8 75.4
2017 78.2 75.5
2018 78.3 75.7
2019 78.8 75.9
2020 78.9 76.1
2021 77.4 73.9
2022 78.2 75.4
2023 79.2 76.7
2024 79.3 76.8
2025 79.5 77

Estonia and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Malaysia
Year Population
Estonia Malaysia
1960 1,211,537 7,956,197
1961 1,225,077 8,164,443
1962 1,241,623 8,380,172
1963 1,258,857 8,602,160
1964 1,277,086 8,828,406
1965 1,294,566 9,056,408
1966 1,308,597 9,284,688
1967 1,318,946 9,507,099
1968 1,331,214 9,725,281
1969 1,345,249 9,947,597
1970 1,360,076 10,178,802
1971 1,376,955 10,423,453
1972 1,392,518 10,676,835
1973 1,405,951 10,935,621
1974 1,418,169 11,200,906
1975 1,429,352 11,471,914
1976 1,439,576 11,750,097
1977 1,450,211 12,035,713
1978 1,460,188 12,328,157
1979 1,468,333 12,627,862
1980 1,477,219 12,983,363
1981 1,487,666 13,399,203
1982 1,498,414 13,832,798
1983 1,508,745 14,285,907
1984 1,518,617 14,759,009
1985 1,528,781 15,252,258
1986 1,540,190 15,760,419
1987 1,552,221 16,276,737
1988 1,561,900 16,796,605
1989 1,568,131 17,314,997
1990 1,569,174 17,833,171
1991 1,561,314 18,342,464
1992 1,533,091 18,834,572
1993 1,494,128 19,322,664
1994 1,462,514 19,820,446
1995 1,436,634 20,330,599
1996 1,415,594 20,850,087
1997 1,399,535 21,375,218
1998 1,386,156 21,906,713
1999 1,390,244 22,435,531
2000 1,396,985 22,967,816
2001 1,388,115 23,526,538
2002 1,379,350 24,102,477
2003 1,370,720 24,679,602
2004 1,362,550 25,256,772
2005 1,354,775 25,836,071
2006 1,346,810 26,417,909
2007 1,340,680 26,998,389
2008 1,337,090 27,570,059
2009 1,334,515 28,124,778
2010 1,331,475 28,655,776
2011 1,327,439 29,162,039
2012 1,322,696 29,662,831
2013 1,317,997 30,174,265
2014 1,314,545 30,696,137
2015 1,315,407 31,232,798
2016 1,315,790 31,789,685
2017 1,317,384 32,355,644
2018 1,321,977 32,910,967
2019 1,326,898 33,440,596
2020 1,329,522 33,889,558
2021 1,330,932 34,282,399
2022 1,348,840 34,695,493
2023 1,370,286 35,126,298
2024 1,371,986 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Estonia and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Estonia

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Malaysia
1960 1.98 6.41
1961 1.98 6.37
1962 1.95 6.3
1963 1.89 6.19
1964 1.94 6.03
1965 1.88 5.84
1966 1.87 5.64
1967 1.9 5.43
1968 2.03 5.29
1969 2.13 5.16
1970 2.17 5.04
1971 2.19 4.92
1972 2.13 4.82
1973 2.06 4.73
1974 2.07 4.62
1975 2.04 4.5
1976 2.07 4.4
1977 2.06 4.28
1978 2.02 4.18
1979 2 4.09
1980 2.02 4.04
1981 2.07 4
1982 2.07 3.97
1983 2.16 3.93
1984 2.17 3.89
1985 2.13 3.8
1986 2.18 3.7
1987 2.27 3.57
1988 2.27 3.5
1989 2.22 3.31
1990 2.05 3.3
1991 1.8 3.34
1992 1.71 3.37
1993 1.49 3.36
1994 1.42 3.35
1995 1.38 3.32
1996 1.37 3.3
1997 1.32 3.23
1998 1.28 3.12
1999 1.3 3.07
2000 1.36 2.94
2001 1.32 2.81
2002 1.36 2.66
2003 1.37 2.6
2004 1.47 2.49
2005 1.52 2.39
2006 1.58 2.31
2007 1.69 2.25
2008 1.72 2.26
2009 1.7 2.22
2010 1.72 2.14
2011 1.61 2.15
2012 1.56 2.12
2013 1.52 2.07
2014 1.54 2.06
2015 1.58 2.01
2016 1.6 1.94
2017 1.59 1.89
2018 1.67 1.84
2019 1.66 1.78
2020 1.58 1.68
2021 1.61 1.56
2022 1.41 1.55
2023 1.31 1.55

Estonia and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Estonia Malaysia
1960 32.2 17.5
1961 32.4 17.3
1962 32.5 17.1
1963 32.7 17
1964 32.8 16.9
1965 33 16.8
1966 33.2 16.9
1967 33.4 17
1968 33.6 17.1
1969 33.7 17.3
1970 33.7 17.4
1971 33.8 17.6
1972 33.9 17.9
1973 34.1 18.1
1974 34.2 18.3
1975 34.2 18.6
1976 34.3 18.8
1977 34.3 19
1978 34.2 19.3
1979 34 19.5
1980 33.9 19.7
1981 33.8 19.9
1982 33.8 20.1
1983 33.9 20.4
1984 33.9 20.5
1985 33.9 20.7
1986 34 20.9
1987 34 21
1988 34.1 21.1
1989 34.2 21.3
1990 34.3 21.5
1991 34.6 21.7
1992 35 21.9
1993 35.6 22.1
1994 36 22.3
1995 36.3 22.5
1996 36.7 22.7
1997 37 22.9
1998 37.3 23.1
1999 37.6 23.4
2000 38 23.5
2001 38.3 23.6
2002 38.5 23.7
2003 38.8 23.9
2004 39.1 24
2005 39.3 24.2
2006 39.6 24.5
2007 39.7 24.8
2008 39.8 25.1
2009 40 25.6
2010 40.3 26
2011 40.6 26.4
2012 40.9 26.8
2013 41.1 27.1
2014 41.4 27.5
2015 41.5 27.8
2016 41.7 28.1
2017 41.9 28.5
2018 42 28.8
2019 42.2 29.2
2020 42.4 29.6
2021 42.5 30.1
2022 42.7 30.6
2023 42.9 31.1
2024 43.3 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires
2
2025
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Estonia Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia Malaysia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
95.8%
2022
English speaking
50.2%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
98%
2024

Health

Estonia Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
2.32
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Malaysia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
173,898 mi
2022

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