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Malaysia vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 65th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Turkmenistan
Population
36304998
7713465
Population rank 45/197 104/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Malaysia and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Malaysia Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $35,272,109,220 $3,010,982,414
1989 $38,847,965,293 $3,006,988,217
1990 $44,024,585,240 $3,189,539,641
1991 $49,143,148,094 $3,208,098,919
1992 $59,167,550,163 $3,200,539,816
1993 $66,894,966,969 $3,179,225,949
1994 $74,478,356,958 $2,561,118,608
1995 $88,705,342,903 $2,482,228,440
1996 $100,855,393,910 $2,378,759,975
1997 $100,005,323,302 $2,450,350,625
1998 $72,167,498,981 $2,605,689,134
1999 $79,148,421,053 $2,450,564,100
2000 $93,789,736,842 $2,904,663,311
2001 $92,783,947,368 $3,534,772,732
2002 $100,845,526,316 $4,462,029,109
2003 $110,202,368,421 $5,977,440,583
2004 $124,749,473,684 $6,838,351,088
2005 $143,534,405,819 $8,103,901,996
2006 $162,692,258,307 $10,276,674,365
2007 $193,549,569,478 $12,664,165,103
2008 $230,811,614,370 $19,271,523,179
2009 $202,257,453,037 $20,214,385,965
2010 $255,017,638,456 $22,583,157,895
2011 $297,951,668,675 $29,233,333,333
2012 $314,443,047,642 $35,164,210,526
2013 $323,276,235,524 $39,197,543,860
2014 $338,066,095,097 $43,524,210,526
2015 $301,355,266,965 $35,799,714,286
2016 $301,256,033,870 $36,169,428,571
2017 $319,109,094,160 $37,926,285,714
2018 $358,788,845,713 $40,765,428,571
2019 $365,177,721,022 $45,232,857,143
2020 $337,456,163,961 $45,818,000,000
2021 $373,784,823,673 $50,007,428,571
2022 $407,605,841,348 $58,972,000,000
2023 $399,705,137,434 $60,628,857,143
2024 $421,972,102,254 $64,239,891,739

Malaysia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $2,100 $846
1989 $2,244 $821
1990 $2,469 $848
1991 $2,679 $832
1992 $3,141 $811
1993 $3,462 $788
1994 $3,758 $622
1995 $4,363 $592
1996 $4,837 $558
1997 $4,679 $565
1998 $3,294 $591
1999 $3,528 $546
2000 $4,084 $634
2001 $3,944 $756
2002 $4,184 $936
2003 $4,465 $1,229
2004 $4,939 $1,379
2005 $5,556 $1,604
2006 $6,158 $1,997
2007 $7,169 $2,415
2008 $8,372 $3,606
2009 $7,191 $3,708
2010 $8,899 $4,059
2011 $10,217 $5,144
2012 $10,601 $6,054
2013 $10,714 $6,600
2014 $11,013 $7,164
2015 $9,649 $5,759
2016 $9,477 $5,687
2017 $9,863 $5,828
2018 $10,902 $6,125
2019 $10,920 $6,648
2020 $9,958 $6,593
2021 $10,903 $7,051
2022 $11,748 $8,156
2023 $11,379 $8,233
2024 $11,867 $8,572

Malaysia vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Turkmenistan
1950 48.5 48.1
1951 49.2 48.6
1952 50.1 49
1953 51.1 49.4
1954 52 49.8
1955 52.8 50.2
1956 53.7 50.6
1957 54.5 51
1958 55.4 51.4
1959 56.3 51.8
1960 57.2 52.1
1961 58 52.5
1962 58.9 52.9
1963 59.7 53.2
1964 60.4 53.6
1965 61.1 54
1966 61.7 54.4
1967 62 54.8
1968 62.4 55.3
1969 62.9 55.7
1970 63.3 56
1971 63.8 56.3
1972 64.2 56.6
1973 64.7 56.8
1974 65.2 57
1975 65.7 57.2
1976 66.2 57.4
1977 66.7 57.7
1978 67.2 58.3
1979 67.6 59.1
1980 68.1 60.2
1981 68.5 61
1982 68.9 61.6
1983 69.2 62
1984 69.6 62.4
1985 69.9 62.8
1986 70.1 63.2
1987 70.4 63.5
1988 70.6 63.7
1989 70.8 63.8
1990 71 63.9
1991 71.2 63.8
1992 71.5 63.8
1993 71.7 63.6
1994 71.9 63.5
1995 72 63.5
1996 72.1 63.5
1997 72.3 63.7
1998 72.4 64
1999 72.4 64.5
2000 72.7 64.9
2001 73.1 65.3
2002 73.5 65.6
2003 73.7 65.9
2004 74 66.1
2005 74.4 66.3
2006 74.7 66.6
2007 75 67
2008 75.2 67.6
2009 75.3 68.2
2010 75.4 68.6
2011 75.5 68.9
2012 75.6 69
2013 75.5 69
2014 75.3 69
2015 75.3 69.1
2016 75.4 69.1
2017 75.5 69.2
2018 75.7 69.3
2019 75.9 69.4
2020 76.1 68.8
2021 73.9 69.4
2022 75.4 69.9
2023 76.7 70.1
2024 76.8 70.2
2025 77 70.3

Malaysia and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Malaysia Turkmenistan
1960 7,956,197 1,643,457
1961 8,164,443 1,695,400
1962 8,380,172 1,749,214
1963 8,602,160 1,804,272
1964 8,828,406 1,859,997
1965 9,056,408 1,915,916
1966 9,284,688 1,971,737
1967 9,507,099 2,027,403
1968 9,725,281 2,083,069
1969 9,947,597 2,139,024
1970 10,178,802 2,195,616
1971 10,423,453 2,253,119
1972 10,676,835 2,311,430
1973 10,935,621 2,370,919
1974 11,200,906 2,432,028
1975 11,471,914 2,494,570
1976 11,750,097 2,558,521
1977 12,035,713 2,623,948
1978 12,328,157 2,691,088
1979 12,627,862 2,760,358
1980 12,983,363 2,832,203
1981 13,399,203 2,907,187
1982 13,832,798 2,985,557
1983 14,285,907 3,067,534
1984 14,759,009 3,154,079
1985 15,252,258 3,247,534
1986 15,760,419 3,347,809
1987 16,276,737 3,452,731
1988 16,796,605 3,559,363
1989 17,314,997 3,662,459
1990 17,833,171 3,760,562
1991 18,342,464 3,855,894
1992 18,834,572 3,944,689
1993 19,322,664 4,032,407
1994 19,820,446 4,116,662
1995 20,330,599 4,191,203
1996 20,850,087 4,263,819
1997 21,375,218 4,336,730
1998 21,906,713 4,410,507
1999 22,435,531 4,492,170
2000 22,967,816 4,582,677
2001 23,526,538 4,675,409
2002 24,102,477 4,769,465
2003 24,679,602 4,863,865
2004 25,256,772 4,958,093
2005 25,836,071 5,052,257
2006 26,417,909 5,147,105
2007 26,998,389 5,244,046
2008 27,570,059 5,345,029
2009 28,124,778 5,451,592
2010 28,655,776 5,564,356
2011 29,162,039 5,683,417
2012 29,662,831 5,808,546
2013 30,174,265 5,939,341
2014 30,696,137 6,075,283
2015 31,232,798 6,215,770
2016 31,789,685 6,360,041
2017 32,355,644 6,507,061
2018 32,910,967 6,655,524
2019 33,440,596 6,803,944
2020 33,889,558 6,949,912
2021 34,282,399 7,092,043
2022 34,695,493 7,230,193
2023 35,126,298 7,364,438
2024 35,557,673 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Turkmenistan
1960 6.41 6.59
1961 6.37 6.69
1962 6.3 6.76
1963 6.19 6.79
1964 6.03 6.79
1965 5.84 6.76
1966 5.64 6.7
1967 5.43 6.64
1968 5.29 6.56
1969 5.16 6.48
1970 5.04 6.4
1971 4.92 6.32
1972 4.82 6.2
1973 4.73 6.15
1974 4.62 6.09
1975 4.5 6
1976 4.4 5.9
1977 4.28 5.77
1978 4.18 5.61
1979 4.09 5.46
1980 4.04 5.3
1981 4 5.16
1982 3.97 5.04
1983 3.93 4.97
1984 3.89 4.96
1985 3.8 4.97
1986 3.7 4.94
1987 3.57 4.84
1988 3.5 4.68
1989 3.31 4.46
1990 3.3 4.29
1991 3.34 4.14
1992 3.37 3.96
1993 3.36 3.78
1994 3.35 3.62
1995 3.32 3.49
1996 3.3 3.29
1997 3.23 3.18
1998 3.12 3.08
1999 3.07 2.98
2000 2.94 2.9
2001 2.81 2.81
2002 2.66 2.71
2003 2.6 2.67
2004 2.49 2.67
2005 2.39 2.71
2006 2.31 2.72
2007 2.25 2.73
2008 2.26 2.75
2009 2.22 2.79
2010 2.14 2.85
2011 2.15 2.9
2012 2.12 2.96
2013 2.07 3.01
2014 2.06 3.02
2015 2.01 3.03
2016 1.94 2.99
2017 1.89 2.93
2018 1.84 2.88
2019 1.78 2.83
2020 1.68 2.79
2021 1.56 2.75
2022 1.55 2.73
2023 1.55 2.69

Malaysia and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Turkmenistan
1960 17.5 21.3
1961 17.3 20.9
1962 17.1 20.4
1963 17 19.7
1964 16.9 19
1965 16.8 18.4
1966 16.9 18
1967 17 17.7
1968 17.1 17.5
1969 17.3 17.4
1970 17.4 17.4
1971 17.6 17.4
1972 17.9 17.5
1973 18.1 17.6
1974 18.3 17.7
1975 18.6 17.9
1976 18.8 18
1977 19 18.2
1978 19.3 18.3
1979 19.5 18.5
1980 19.7 18.7
1981 19.9 18.8
1982 20.1 19
1983 20.4 19.1
1984 20.5 19.2
1985 20.7 19.3
1986 20.9 19.3
1987 21 19.3
1988 21.1 19.3
1989 21.3 19.3
1990 21.5 19.3
1991 21.7 19.4
1992 21.9 19.4
1993 22.1 19.5
1994 22.3 19.6
1995 22.5 19.7
1996 22.7 19.9
1997 22.9 20.1
1998 23.1 20.3
1999 23.4 20.6
2000 23.5 20.9
2001 23.6 21.2
2002 23.7 21.5
2003 23.9 21.8
2004 24 22.1
2005 24.2 22.4
2006 24.5 22.8
2007 24.8 23.1
2008 25.1 23.4
2009 25.6 23.7
2010 26 24
2011 26.4 24.3
2012 26.8 24.5
2013 27.1 24.8
2014 27.5 25
2015 27.8 25.3
2016 28.1 25.5
2017 28.5 25.7
2018 28.8 25.9
2019 29.2 26.2
2020 29.6 26.4
2021 30.1 26.7
2022 30.6 26.9
2023 31.1 27.2
2024 31.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
2.4%
1998
Number of billionaires
19
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Malaysia Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malaysia Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
English speaking
57.3%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
98%
2024
21.3%
2017

Health

Malaysia Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
n/a

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