Malaysia vs Peru

Malaysia and Peru 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.

• Malaysia and Peru have about the same number of people: 36 million and 34.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Malaysia ($13,125) is 36% higher than in Peru ($9,684) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Malaysia (5.2%) than in Peru (3.4%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Peru (1.5%) than in Malaysia (1.4%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Peru (5.1%) than in Malaysia (3.8%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Peru can expect to live 1.1 years longer than one born in Malaysia: 77.9 years against 76.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Malaysia is older: half of its people are over 30.1 years, against 29.5 years in Peru in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malaysia (98%) than in Peru (82%), a difference of 16 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malaysia (8.3 tonnes) are about 4.2 times as high as in Peru (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malaysia (57.7%) than in Peru (52.7%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2024.