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Malaysia vs Timor-Leste

105 shared metrics.

MalaysiaLeads in 70

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Timor-LesteLeads in 35

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Malaysia

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Identity

Name origin: devised in the early 19th century by British geographers.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Malaysia is split by the South China Sea: one part on the Malay Peninsula, another on Borneo.

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Timor-Leste

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Timor-Leste shares the island of Timor with Indonesia, so one island contains an international border.

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Analysis

Malaysia leads in 70 of 105 shared metrics, while Timor-Leste leads in 35.

Malaysia's Scientific Publications is 1900.5x that of Timor-Leste (26.5K vs 13.94).

Malaysia's Merchant Fleet Size is 1749.0x that of Timor-Leste (1.8K vs 1.0).

Malaysia's Total CO2 Emissions is 422.1x that of Timor-Leste (295.95 Mt CO2e vs 0.70 Mt CO2e).

Malaysia's Electricity Generation is 387.7x that of Timor-Leste (198.22 TWh vs 0.51 TWh).

Malaysia's GDP (Nominal) is 225.3x that of Timor-Leste ($422,227,005,428.69 vs $1,865,608,515.41).

Key Comparisons

Scientific PublicationsMalaysia leads

Malaysia

26.5K

Timor-Leste

13.94

Merchant Fleet SizeMalaysia leads

Malaysia

1.8K

Timor-Leste

1.0

Total CO2 EmissionsMalaysia leads

Malaysia

295.95 Mt CO2e

Timor-Leste

0.70 Mt CO2e

Electricity GenerationMalaysia leads

Malaysia

198.22 TWh

Timor-Leste

0.51 TWh

GDP (Nominal)Malaysia leads

Malaysia

$422,227,005,428.69

Timor-Leste

$1,865,608,515.41

Electric Generating CapacityMalaysia leads

Malaysia

37.22M kW

Timor-Leste

277.0K kW

All Metrics

Scientific Publications

Malaysia

26.5K

Timor-Leste

13.94

190046% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Malaysia

1.8K

Timor-Leste

1.0

174900% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Malaysia

295.95 Mt CO2e

Timor-Leste

0.70 Mt CO2e

42215% higher

Electricity Generation

Malaysia

198.22 TWh

Timor-Leste

0.51 TWh

38767% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Malaysia

$422,227,005,428.69

Timor-Leste

$1,865,608,515.41

22532% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Malaysia

37.22M kW

Timor-Leste

277.0K kW

13337% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Malaysia

136.0K

Timor-Leste

2.0K

6700% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Malaysia

58.63%

Timor-Leste

1.5%

3742% higher

Population

Malaysia

34.91M

Timor-Leste

1.40M

2385% higher

Land Area

Malaysia

328.6K km²

Timor-Leste

14.9K km²

2109% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Malaysia

64.3% of GDP

Timor-Leste

3.1% of GDP

1974% higher

Forest Area

Malaysia

189.6K km²

Timor-Leste

9.2K km²

1968% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Malaysia

8.2 t/person/yr

Timor-Leste

0.48 t/person/yr

1611% higher

Irrigated Land

Malaysia

4.4K km²

Timor-Leste

350 km²

1163% higher

Land Border Length

Malaysia

2.7K km

Timor-Leste

253 km

984% higher

Obesity Rate

Malaysia

22.4%

Timor-Leste

2.2%

897% higher

Airports

Malaysia

100

Timor-Leste

809% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Malaysia

$38,779.28

Timor-Leste

$4,422.78

777% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Malaysia

53.33 kg/person/yr

Timor-Leste

6.5 kg/person/yr

719% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Malaysia

868.62 per 1k people

Timor-Leste

119.35 per 1k people

628% higher

Comparison of Malaysia and Timor-Leste across 105 metrics
				Winner
Scientific Publications	26.5K	13.94	190046% higher	Malaysia
Merchant Fleet Size	1.8K	1.0	174900% higher	Malaysia
Total CO2 Emissions	295.95 Mt CO2e	0.70 Mt CO2e	42215% higher	Malaysia
Electricity Generation	198.22 TWh	0.51 TWh	38767% higher	Malaysia
GDP (Nominal)	$422,227,005,428.69	$1,865,608,515.41	22532% higher	Malaysia
Electric Generating Capacity	37.22M kW	277.0K kW	13337% higher	Malaysia
Armed Forces Personnel	136.0K	2.0K	6700% higher	Malaysia
High-Tech Exports (%)	58.63%	1.5%	3742% higher	Malaysia
Population	34.91M	1.40M	2385% higher	Malaysia
Land Area	328.6K km²	14.9K km²	2109% higher	Malaysia
Government Debt (% GDP)	64.3% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	1974% higher	Malaysia
Forest Area	189.6K km²	9.2K km²	1968% higher	Malaysia
CO2 Per Capita	8.2 t/person/yr	0.48 t/person/yr	1611% higher	Malaysia
Irrigated Land	4.4K km²	350 km²	1163% higher	Malaysia
Land Border Length	2.7K km	253 km	984% higher	Malaysia
Obesity Rate	22.4%	2.2%	897% higher	Malaysia
Airports	100	11	809% higher	Malaysia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$38,779.28	$4,422.78	777% higher	Malaysia
Seafood Consumption per Person	53.33 kg/person/yr	6.5 kg/person/yr	719% higher	Malaysia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	868.62 per 1k people	119.35 per 1k people	628% higher	Malaysia
GNI Per Capita	$11,650	$1,650	606% higher	Malaysia
Exports (% GDP)	71.34% of GDP	10.56% of GDP	576% higher	Malaysia
Coastline Length	4.7K km	706 km	562% higher	Malaysia
Capital Elevation	66 m	11 m	500% higher	Malaysia
Water Withdrawal	6.7 B m³	1.2 B m³	472% higher	Malaysia
Beer Consumption	0.51 L/person/yr	0.11 L/person/yr	381% higher	Malaysia
Alcohol Consumption	0.74 L/adult/yr	0.17 L/adult/yr	335% higher	Malaysia
Spirits Consumption	0.11 L/person/yr	0.03 L/person/yr	308% higher	Malaysia
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.95% of youth labor force	3.7% of youth labor force	222% higher	Malaysia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	51.84 per 100k	16.42 per 100k	216% higher	Malaysia
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.3 per 1k	0.75 per 1k	212% higher	Malaysia
Border Neighbors	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Malaysia
Internet Users (%)	98.02%	34%	188% higher	Malaysia
Urban Population (%)	76.92%	28.66%	168% higher	Malaysia
Health Spending Per Capita	$458.22	$174.91	162% higher	Malaysia
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	1.6%	139% higher	Malaysia
Milk Consumption per Person	25.28 kg/person/yr	10.96 kg/person/yr	131% higher	Malaysia
Broadband Access (%)	13 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	94% lower	Timor-Leste
Water Stress (%)	1.2%	14.27%	92% lower	Timor-Leste
Child Mortality	8.1 per 1k births	50 per 1k births	84% lower	Timor-Leste
Infant Mortality	6.8 per 1k births	35.9 per 1k births	81% lower	Timor-Leste
Teen Birth Rate	6.0 per 1k	27.41 per 1k	78% lower	Timor-Leste
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.9% of GDP	14.32% of GDP	73% lower	Timor-Leste
Meat Consumption per Person	52.9 kg/person/yr	31.51 kg/person/yr	68% higher	Malaysia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.7% of GDP	11.56% of GDP	68% lower	Timor-Leste
Tobacco Use Prevalence	16.9% of adults	48.9% of adults	65% lower	Timor-Leste
Military Spending	0.99% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	63% lower	Timor-Leste
Women in Parliament (%)	13.51%	35.38%	62% lower	Timor-Leste
Insufficient Physical Activity	40.6% of adults	25.07% of adults	62% higher	Malaysia
Firms Asked for Bribes	3.8% of firms	9.8% of firms	61% lower	Timor-Leste
Suicide Rate	5.7 per 100k	3.6 per 100k	59% higher	Malaysia
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Timor-Leste
Elderly Population (%)	7.7%	5.3%	47% higher	Malaysia
Smoking Rate	22%	38.7%	43% lower	Timor-Leste
Median Age	30.1 years	21.0 years	43% higher	Malaysia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	12.56% of GDP	21.64% of GDP	42% lower	Timor-Leste
Birth Rate	14.05 per 1k	23.39 per 1k	40% lower	Timor-Leste
Fertility Rate	1.7 children/woman	2.8 children/woman	38% lower	Timor-Leste
Highest Elevation	4.1K m	3.0K m	38% higher	Malaysia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.35	0.55	35% lower	Timor-Leste
Youth Population (%)	21.79%	33.66%	35% lower	Timor-Leste
Dependency Ratio	41.89% of working-age pop.	63.76% of working-age pop.	34% lower	Timor-Leste
Renewable Energy (%)	7.5%	11.4%	34% lower	Timor-Leste
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	8.0 days/yr	12 days/yr	33% lower	Timor-Leste
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.5% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	33% lower	Timor-Leste
Firms Hit by Power Outages	22.32% of firms	33.48% of firms	33% lower	Timor-Leste
Adult Literacy Rate	95.77%	72.47%	32% higher	Malaysia
Sanitation Access (%)	96.02%	72.94%	32% higher	Malaysia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.50	0.74	32% lower	Timor-Leste
Freedom of Expression Index	0.59	0.84	30% lower	Timor-Leste
Human Development Index	0.82	0.63	29% higher	Malaysia
Political Corruption Index	0.32	0.25	29% higher	Malaysia
Food Waste per Person	209.53 kg/person/yr	162.35 kg/person/yr	29% higher	Malaysia
Average Weekly Work Hours	44.7 hrs/week	34.93 hrs/week	28% higher	Malaysia
University Enrollment Rate	38.5%	30.96%	24% higher	Malaysia
Imports (% GDP)	66.02% of GDP	84.89% of GDP	22% lower	Timor-Leste
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	140 per 100 people	116 per 100 people	21% higher	Malaysia
Firms with Female Top Manager	25.54% of firms	32.19% of firms	21% lower	Timor-Leste
Corruption Perceptions Index	52 pts	44 pts	18% higher	Malaysia
Hypertension Prevalence	41% of adults	34.6% of adults	18% higher	Malaysia
Protected Land (%)	13.3%	16.1%	17% lower	Timor-Leste
Road Traffic Death Rate	13.9 per 100k	12 per 100k	16% higher	Malaysia
Population Density	106.91 /km²	93.09 /km²	15% higher	Malaysia
Death Rate	5.8 per 1k	6.9 per 1k	15% lower	Timor-Leste
Firms Making Informal Payments	4.9% of firms	5.7% of firms	15% lower	Timor-Leste
Agricultural Land (%)	26.09%	22.96%	14% higher	Malaysia
Inflation Rate	1.8%	2.1%	14% lower	Timor-Leste
Life Expectancy	76.7 years	67.7 years	13% higher	Malaysia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	601.97 gCO2/kWh	666.67 gCO2/kWh	10% lower	Timor-Leste
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	16.19 µg/m³	17.41 µg/m³	7% lower	Timor-Leste
Forest Coverage (%)	57.72%	61.66%	6% lower	Timor-Leste
Women in Senior Management	23.22% of managers	22.39% of managers	4% higher	Malaysia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.77	0.77	1% higher	Malaysia
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Malaysia
Coal Electricity Share	44.56%	0%	ranked higher	Malaysia
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Malaysia
Solar Electricity Share	2.2%	0%	ranked higher	Malaysia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Malaysia
GDP Growth Rate	5.1%	-9.1%	ranked higher	Malaysia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	1.4 per 1M people	ranked lower	Timor-Leste
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Malaysia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.6% of GDP	-34% of GDP	ranked higher	Malaysia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Malaysia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.59 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Malaysia
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	10.11 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Malaysia

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Analysis

Malaysia leads in 70 of 105 shared metrics, while Timor-Leste leads in 35.

Malaysia's Scientific Publications is 1900.5x that of Timor-Leste (26.5K vs 13.94).

Malaysia's Merchant Fleet Size is 1749.0x that of Timor-Leste (1.8K vs 1.0).

Malaysia's Total CO2 Emissions is 422.1x that of Timor-Leste (295.95 Mt CO2e vs 0.70 Mt CO2e).

Malaysia's Electricity Generation is 387.7x that of Timor-Leste (198.22 TWh vs 0.51 TWh).

Malaysia's GDP (Nominal) is 225.3x that of Timor-Leste ($422,227,005,428.69 vs $1,865,608,515.41).

Key Comparisons

Scientific PublicationsMalaysia leads

Malaysia

26.5K

Timor-Leste

13.94

Merchant Fleet SizeMalaysia leads

Malaysia

1.8K

Timor-Leste

1.0

Total CO2 EmissionsMalaysia leads

Malaysia

295.95 Mt CO2e

Timor-Leste

0.70 Mt CO2e

Electricity GenerationMalaysia leads

Malaysia

198.22 TWh

Timor-Leste

0.51 TWh

GDP (Nominal)Malaysia leads

Malaysia

$422,227,005,428.69

Timor-Leste

$1,865,608,515.41

Electric Generating CapacityMalaysia leads

Malaysia

37.22M kW

Timor-Leste

277.0K kW

Scientific Publications

26.5K

13.94

Merchant Fleet Size

1.8K

1.0

Total CO2 Emissions

295.95 Mt CO2e

0.70 Mt CO2e

Electricity Generation

198.22 TWh

0.51 TWh

GDP (Nominal)

$422,227,005,428.69

$1,865,608,515.41

Electric Generating Capacity

37.22M kW

277.0K kW

Armed Forces Personnel

136.0K

2.0K

High-Tech Exports (%)

58.63%

1.5%

Population

34.91M

1.40M

Land Area

328.6K km²

14.9K km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

64.3% of GDP

3.1% of GDP

Forest Area

189.6K km²

9.2K km²

CO2 Per Capita

8.2 t/person/yr

0.48 t/person/yr

Irrigated Land

4.4K km²

350 km²

Land Border Length

2.7K km

253 km

Obesity Rate

22.4%

2.2%

Airports

100

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$38,779.28

$4,422.78

Seafood Consumption per Person

53.33 kg/person/yr

6.5 kg/person/yr

Vehicles per 1,000 People

868.62 per 1k people

119.35 per 1k people

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Scientific Publications

Merchant Fleet Size

Total CO2 Emissions

Electricity Generation

GDP (Nominal)

Electric Generating Capacity

Armed Forces Personnel

High-Tech Exports (%)

Population

Land Area

Government Debt (% GDP)

Forest Area

CO2 Per Capita

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Obesity Rate

Airports

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Vehicles per 1,000 People

GNI Per Capita

Exports (% GDP)

Coastline Length

Capital Elevation

Water Withdrawal

Beer Consumption

Alcohol Consumption

Spirits Consumption

Youth Unemployment Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Doctors (per 1,000)

Border Neighbors

Internet Users (%)

Urban Population (%)

Health Spending Per Capita

Unemployment Rate

Milk Consumption per Person

Broadband Access (%)

Water Stress (%)

Child Mortality

Infant Mortality

Teen Birth Rate

Health Spending (% GDP)

Meat Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Military Spending

Women in Parliament (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Firms Asked for Bribes

Suicide Rate

Official Languages Count

Elderly Population (%)

Smoking Rate

Median Age

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Fertility Rate

Highest Elevation

Liberal Democracy Index

Youth Population (%)

Dependency Ratio

Renewable Energy (%)

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Education Spending (% GDP)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Adult Literacy Rate

Sanitation Access (%)

Electoral Democracy Index

Freedom of Expression Index

Human Development Index

Political Corruption Index