Japan vs Malaysia
Japan vs Malaysia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 85.5% in Japan and 98% in Malaysia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Japan.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2024, Japan ranked 77 and Malaysia ranked 12 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Japan | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 85.5 | 98 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 85 | 97.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 84.9 | 97.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 82.9 | 96.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 90.2 | 89.6 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 92.7 | 84.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 88.8 | 81.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 80.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 93.2 | 78.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 91.1 | 71.1 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 89.1 | 63.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 88.2 | 57.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 79.5 | 65.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 79.1 | 61 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 78.2 | 56.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 78 | 55.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 55.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 74.3 | 55.7 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 68.7 | 51.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 66.9 | 48.6 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 62.4 | 42.3 | – |
| 2003 | 48.4 | 35 | – |
| 2002 | 46.6 | 32.3 | – |
| 2001 | 38.5 | 26.7 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | 21.4 | – |
| 1999 | 21.4 | 12.3 | – |
| 1998 | 13.4 | 6.8 | – |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 2.3 | – |
| 1996 | 4.4 | 0.9 | – |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – |
| 1993 | 0.4 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Japan vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024