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