Argentina vs Malaysia

Argentina and Malaysia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Argentina has about 1.3 times as many people as Malaysia: 45.9 million against 36 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Argentina ($14,898) is 14% higher than in Malaysia ($13,125) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Malaysia (5.2%) than in Argentina (4.4%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Argentina (219.9% in 2024) than in Malaysia (1.4% in 2025), a difference of 218.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Argentina (7.1%) than in Malaysia (3.8%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Argentina can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in Malaysia: 77.5 years against 76.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Argentina is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 30.1 years in Malaysia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malaysia (98%) than in Argentina (89.7%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malaysia (8.3 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Argentina (4 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malaysia (57.7%) than in Argentina (17.1%), a difference of 40.6 percentage points in 2024.