Türkiye’s coastline is 54% longer than Malaysia’s

Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 1,042 m above Malaysia’s

Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 25% of Malaysia

Malaysia: 24.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 2.4 times as many people as Malaysia

Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 2% more densely populated than Malaysia

Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Türkiye is 2.5 years older than in Malaysia

Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Malaysia have 0.1 more children on average than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 8.0% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 6.7 times as many refugees per resident as Malaysia

Malaysia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia none

Malaysia: 0 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Türkiye 1

Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Malaysia’s

Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Türkiye produces 9% more per person than Malaysia

Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Malaysia (Gini 3 points higher)

Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Türkiye and Malaysia are practically level

Malaysia: 0% (2021) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.8% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%

Malaysia: 1% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Malaysia’s 12%

Malaysia: 12.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Malaysia’s

Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Türkiye spends 22% more on health per person than Malaysia

Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in Malaysia

Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Malaysia has 5% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 56% more hospital beds per person than Malaysia

Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Malaysia is 35% higher than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 5 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 17% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Malaysia rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Türkiye drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia

Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Malaysia has 40% more meat per person than Türkiye

Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 966 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia

Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Malaysia put in 560 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Malaysia went to school 2.1 years longer than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Türkiye welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Malaysia (2019)

Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 16 more World Heritage sites than Malaysia (22 against 6)

Malaysia: 6 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Malaysia 15

Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Malaysia is 31% faster than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Malaysia and Türkiye are practically level

Malaysia: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 77% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Malaysia’s

Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 13% more passengers per resident than those from Malaysia

Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 29% of Türkiye

Malaysia: 57.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Malaysia emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia

Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 67% more fine dust than in Malaysia

Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Malaysia

Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Malaysia are 41% deadlier than in Türkiye

Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Malaysia is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Türkiye

Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Malaysia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Türkiye

Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)