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Malaysia vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 65th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Russia
Population
36304998
142718132
Population rank 45/197 9/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 39/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Malaysia and Russia: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Russia economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Russia
Year GDP
Malaysia Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $38,847,965,293 $506,631,299,735
1990 $44,024,585,240 $517,014,446,228
1991 $49,143,148,094 $517,962,962,963
1992 $59,167,550,163 $460,290,556,901
1993 $66,894,966,969 $435,083,713,851
1994 $74,478,356,958 $395,077,301,248
1995 $88,705,342,903 $395,537,185,735
1996 $100,855,393,910 $391,724,890,744
1997 $100,005,323,302 $404,928,954,192
1998 $72,167,498,981 $270,955,486,862
1999 $79,148,421,053 $195,907,128,351
2000 $93,789,736,842 $259,710,142,197
2001 $92,783,947,368 $306,602,070,621
2002 $100,845,526,316 $345,470,494,418
2003 $110,202,368,421 $430,347,420,185
2004 $124,749,473,684 $591,016,690,732
2005 $143,534,405,819 $764,015,973,481
2006 $162,692,258,307 $989,932,071,353
2007 $193,549,569,478 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $230,811,614,370 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $202,257,453,037 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $255,017,638,456 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $297,951,668,675 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $314,443,047,642 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $323,276,235,524 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $338,066,095,097 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $301,355,266,965 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $301,256,033,870 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $319,109,094,160 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $358,788,845,713 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $365,177,721,022 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $337,456,163,961 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $373,784,823,673 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $407,605,841,348 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $399,705,137,434 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $421,972,102,254 $2,173,835,806,672

Malaysia and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $2,244 $3,430
1990 $2,469 $3,494
1991 $2,679 $3,490
1992 $3,141 $3,099
1993 $3,462 $2,931
1994 $3,758 $2,662
1995 $4,363 $2,666
1996 $4,837 $2,644
1997 $4,679 $2,738
1998 $3,294 $1,835
1999 $3,528 $1,331
2000 $4,084 $1,772
2001 $3,944 $2,100
2002 $4,184 $2,378
2003 $4,465 $2,975
2004 $4,939 $4,102
2005 $5,556 $5,323
2006 $6,158 $6,920
2007 $7,169 $9,101
2008 $8,372 $11,635
2009 $7,191 $8,563
2010 $8,899 $10,675
2011 $10,217 $14,305
2012 $10,601 $15,402
2013 $10,714 $15,941
2014 $11,013 $14,277
2015 $9,649 $9,427
2016 $9,477 $8,804
2017 $9,863 $10,835
2018 $10,902 $11,399
2019 $10,920 $11,640
2020 $9,958 $10,280
2021 $10,903 $12,637
2022 $11,748 $15,888
2023 $11,379 $14,403
2024 $11,867 $15,145

Malaysia vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Russia
1950 48.5 55.5
1951 49.2 55.3
1952 50.1 57.6
1953 51.1 58.8
1954 52 59.9
1955 52.8 62.1
1956 53.7 66.5
1957 54.5 66
1958 55.4 67.7
1959 56.3 67.4
1960 57.2 68.3
1961 58 68.6
1962 58.9 68.5
1963 59.7 69.1
1964 60.4 69.5
1965 61.1 69.3
1966 61.7 69.4
1967 62 69.2
1968 62.4 69.1
1969 62.9 68.6
1970 63.3 68.7
1971 63.8 68.9
1972 64.2 68.8
1973 64.7 68.9
1974 65.2 68.7
1975 65.7 68.3
1976 66.2 68.1
1977 66.7 67.9
1978 67.2 67.8
1979 67.6 67.6
1980 68.1 67.5
1981 68.5 67.6
1982 68.9 68.1
1983 69.2 68
1984 69.6 67.6
1985 69.9 68.3
1986 70.1 70
1987 70.4 70.1
1988 70.6 69.9
1989 70.8 69.7
1990 71 69.3
1991 71.2 69
1992 71.5 67.8
1993 71.7 65
1994 71.9 63.8
1995 72 64
1996 72.1 65.4
1997 72.3 66.6
1998 72.4 66.9
1999 72.4 65.6
2000 72.7 65
2001 73.1 65
2002 73.5 64.7
2003 73.7 64.7
2004 74 65.1
2005 74.4 65.2
2006 74.7 66.5
2007 75 67.5
2008 75.2 67.9
2009 75.3 68.7
2010 75.4 68.2
2011 75.5 69.7
2012 75.6 70.1
2013 75.5 70.6
2014 75.3 70.8
2015 75.3 71.3
2016 75.4 71.9
2017 75.5 72.8
2018 75.7 72.9
2019 75.9 73.1
2020 76.1 71.2
2021 73.9 69.8
2022 75.4 72.5
2023 76.7 73.2
2024 76.8 73.3
2025 77 73.5

Malaysia and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Russia
Year Population
Malaysia Russia
1960 7,956,197 119,897,000
1961 8,164,443 121,236,000
1962 8,380,172 122,591,000
1963 8,602,160 123,960,000
1964 8,828,406 125,345,000
1965 9,056,408 126,745,000
1966 9,284,688 127,468,000
1967 9,507,099 128,196,000
1968 9,725,281 128,928,000
1969 9,947,597 129,664,000
1970 10,178,802 130,404,000
1971 10,423,453 131,155,000
1972 10,676,835 131,909,000
1973 10,935,621 132,669,000
1974 11,200,906 133,432,000
1975 11,471,914 134,200,000
1976 11,750,097 135,147,000
1977 12,035,713 136,100,000
1978 12,328,157 137,060,000
1979 12,627,862 138,027,000
1980 12,983,363 139,010,000
1981 13,399,203 139,941,000
1982 13,832,798 140,823,000
1983 14,285,907 141,668,000
1984 14,759,009 142,745,000
1985 15,252,258 143,858,000
1986 15,760,419 144,894,000
1987 16,276,737 145,908,000
1988 16,796,605 146,857,000
1989 17,314,997 147,721,000
1990 17,833,171 147,969,406
1991 18,342,464 148,394,216
1992 18,834,572 148,538,197
1993 19,322,664 148,458,777
1994 19,820,446 148,407,912
1995 20,330,599 148,375,787
1996 20,850,087 148,160,129
1997 21,375,218 147,915,361
1998 21,906,713 147,670,784
1999 22,435,531 147,214,776
2000 22,967,816 146,596,869
2001 23,526,538 145,976,482
2002 24,102,477 145,306,497
2003 24,679,602 144,648,618
2004 25,256,772 144,067,316
2005 25,836,071 143,518,814
2006 26,417,909 143,049,637
2007 26,998,389 142,805,114
2008 27,570,059 142,742,366
2009 28,124,778 142,785,348
2010 28,655,776 142,849,468
2011 29,162,039 143,018,195
2012 29,662,831 143,378,447
2013 30,174,265 143,805,638
2014 30,696,137 144,237,223
2015 31,232,798 144,640,716
2016 31,789,685 145,015,460
2017 32,355,644 145,293,260
2018 32,910,967 145,398,106
2019 33,440,596 145,453,291
2020 33,889,558 145,245,148
2021 34,282,399 144,746,762
2022 34,695,493 144,236,933
2023 35,126,298 143,826,130
2024 35,557,673 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Russia

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Russia
1960 6.41 2.52
1961 6.37 2.45
1962 6.3 2.36
1963 6.19 2.27
1964 6.03 2.18
1965 5.84 2.13
1966 5.64 2.1
1967 5.43 2.04
1968 5.29 1.99
1969 5.16 1.97
1970 5.04 1.99
1971 4.92 2.03
1972 4.82 2.04
1973 4.73 2.01
1974 4.62 2
1975 4.5 1.98
1976 4.4 1.97
1977 4.28 1.95
1978 4.18 1.92
1979 4.09 1.9
1980 4.04 1.89
1981 4 1.91
1982 3.97 2.04
1983 3.93 2.11
1984 3.89 2.06
1985 3.8 2.05
1986 3.7 2.15
1987 3.57 2.22
1988 3.5 2.12
1989 3.31 2.01
1990 3.3 1.89
1991 3.34 1.73
1992 3.37 1.55
1993 3.36 1.39
1994 3.35 1.4
1995 3.32 1.34
1996 3.3 1.27
1997 3.23 1.22
1998 3.12 1.23
1999 3.07 1.16
2000 2.94 1.2
2001 2.81 1.22
2002 2.66 1.29
2003 2.6 1.32
2004 2.49 1.34
2005 2.39 1.29
2006 2.31 1.31
2007 2.25 1.42
2008 2.26 1.5
2009 2.22 1.54
2010 2.14 1.57
2011 2.15 1.58
2012 2.12 1.69
2013 2.07 1.71
2014 2.06 1.75
2015 2.01 1.78
2016 1.94 1.76
2017 1.89 1.62
2018 1.84 1.58
2019 1.78 1.5
2020 1.68 1.51
2021 1.56 1.51
2022 1.55 1.42
2023 1.55 1.41

Malaysia and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Russia
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Russia
1960 17.5 27.1
1961 17.3 27.4
1962 17.1 27.7
1963 17 28.1
1964 16.9 28.3
1965 16.8 28.6
1966 16.9 28.9
1967 17 29.2
1968 17.1 29.8
1969 17.3 30.3
1970 17.4 30.7
1971 17.6 31
1972 17.9 31.1
1973 18.1 31.1
1974 18.3 30.9
1975 18.6 30.7
1976 18.8 30.6
1977 19 30.9
1978 19.3 31
1979 19.5 31.1
1980 19.7 31.3
1981 19.9 31.4
1982 20.1 31.6
1983 20.4 31.7
1984 20.5 31.8
1985 20.7 32
1986 20.9 32.2
1987 21 32.4
1988 21.1 32.6
1989 21.3 32.9
1990 21.5 33.2
1991 21.7 33.6
1992 21.9 33.9
1993 22.1 34.4
1994 22.3 34.7
1995 22.5 35
1996 22.7 35.3
1997 22.9 35.7
1998 23.1 36
1999 23.4 36.3
2000 23.5 36.6
2001 23.6 36.8
2002 23.7 36.9
2003 23.9 37
2004 24 37.2
2005 24.2 37.4
2006 24.5 37.6
2007 24.8 37.7
2008 25.1 37.8
2009 25.6 37.9
2010 26 38
2011 26.4 38.1
2012 26.8 38.3
2013 27.1 38.4
2014 27.5 38.6
2015 27.8 38.7
2016 28.1 38.8
2017 28.5 39
2018 28.8 39.2
2019 29.2 39.4
2020 29.6 39.7
2021 30.1 39.9
2022 30.6 40.1
2023 31.1 40.5
2024 31.5 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
19
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Malaysia Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malaysia Russia
% of world population
0.44%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
57.3%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
98%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Malaysia Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Russia
% of world land
0.22%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
981,326 mi
2023

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