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Denmark vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 124 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 52 of 124 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 60 of 124 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Malaysia: Denmark leads on Oil Proved Reserves (812) against Malaysia (4); Malaysia leads on Dam capacity per capita (611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Denmark (3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant); Denmark leads on Natural Gas Imports (509.70) against Malaysia (2.80). Across 124 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 52 and Malaysia wins on 60.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.77 %ā˜…98.02 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.77 %ā˜…98.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 pointsā˜…56.09 points
Radios6.0210.9ā˜…
Televisions3.1210.8ā˜…
Waterways4007,200ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $47.38B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $466.53B $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.21 %ā˜…21.95 %
Apple Import Volume42.56M tonnes101.62M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.02ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %4.61 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDPā˜…3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3ā˜…83.3
Electricity Consumption33.02136.9ā˜…
Electricity Exports9.92ā˜…3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4678ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54ā˜…4
Electricity Imports14.9833ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3433ā˜…
Electricity Production29.84148.3ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita113.16 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient29.340.7ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment17.225.2ā˜…
Gross National Saving28.8ā˜…28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %ā˜…4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %ā˜…1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDPā˜…1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1230.44ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports2.2438.23ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports509.7ā˜…2.8
Natural Gas Production4.8469.49ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86ā˜…1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patentsā˜…5 patents
Oil Consumption167,500561,000ā˜…
Oil Exports266,700644,900ā˜…
Oil Imports173,900355,300ā˜…
Oil Production247,500664,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves812ā˜…4
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people6.2 peopleā˜…
Public Debt35.3ā˜…64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD5.1 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500704,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700208,400ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700304,600ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900528,300ā˜…
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.021.57ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding2.87 USDā˜…1.01 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.150.01ā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4ā˜…12.6
Top Exporting Countries301.42B USDā˜…301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate5.6 %3.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.94 %ā˜…66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022ā˜…13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92ā˜…260.01
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlanda highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.92 sq kmā˜…13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources6580ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %ā˜…4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1209.87ā˜…
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km85,710 sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km40,000328,550ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)7,314 kmā˜…4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land2,4204,420ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %ā˜…67.87 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)13
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)31
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.92 %ā˜…94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)12.81ā˜…13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.421.1ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita7,479.72 USDā˜…1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPā˜…4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %ā˜…0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq kmā˜…2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %ā˜…26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %15.6 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700ā˜…92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000136,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %58.88 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.77ā˜…0.65
Life expectancy at birth84.4 yearsā˜…80.87 years
Median age of population41.35 yearsā˜…31.44 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons428,622.9 personsā˜…
Population density142.65 per sq. km110.8 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population6.03M persons36.40M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.88ā˜…0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-Cā˜…AA
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %14.05 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %5.8 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDPā˜…3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons9.69M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate3.2118.26ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 yearsā˜…9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people8.62 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39ā˜…167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %83.21 %ā˜…
Physician Density7.24 people/sq kmā˜…2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.97 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0 %0.2 %ā˜…
Total deaths57,855.8 personsā˜…179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %ā˜…42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.53 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons162,673.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live birthsā˜…5.53 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96ā˜…1.58
Airports102ā˜…100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel69ā˜…53
Heliports29ā˜…24

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡° DenmarkšŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate1.6 %2.75 %ā˜…

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