Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 98% in Malaysia and 18.8% in Papua New Guinea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 79.2 percentage points, or 5.21 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, Malaysia ranked 12 and Papua New Guinea ranked 174 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 98 | 18.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.7 | 18.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 97.4 | 18.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 96.8 | 16.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 89.6 | 15 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 84.2 | 13.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 81.2 | 12.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 80.1 | 11.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 78.8 | 9.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 71.1 | 7.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 63.7 | 6.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 57.1 | 5.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 65.8 | 3.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 61 | 2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 56.3 | 1.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 55.9 | 1.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 55.8 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 55.7 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 51.6 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 48.6 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 42.3 | 1.5 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | 1.4 | – |
| 2002 | 32.3 | 1.3 | – |
| 2001 | 26.7 | 0.9 | – |
| 2000 | 21.4 | 0.8 | – |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 0.7 | – |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 2.3 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0.9 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1992 | 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
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMalaysia: $12,350 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthMalaysia: 5.2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationMalaysia: 1.4% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtMalaysia: 70.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalaysia: $4.55B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023