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Denmark vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 50 of 121 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 59 of 121 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 121 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 50 and Malaysia wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 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
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.77 %★98.02 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.77 %★98.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★56.09 points
Radios6.0210.9★
Televisions3.1210.8★
Waterways4007,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $466.53B $★
Apple Import Volume42.56M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3 %★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %4.61 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3★83.3
Electricity Consumption33.02136.9★
Electricity Exports9.92★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4678★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★4
Electricity Imports14.9833★
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3433★
Electricity Production29.84148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.340.7★
Gross Fixed Investment17.225.2★
Gross National Saving28.8★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1230.44★
Natural Gas Exports2.2438.23★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★2.8
Natural Gas Production4.8469.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86★1.18
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents★5 patents
Oil Consumption167,500561,000★
Oil Exports266,700644,900★
Oil Imports173,900355,300★
Oil Production247,500664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves812★4
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people6.2 people★
Public Debt35.3★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900528,300★
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.021.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.150.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★12.6
Top Exporting Countries301.42B USD★301.22B USD
Unemployment Rate5.6 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.94 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★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 km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1209.87★
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★4,675 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,4204,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★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
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.92 %★94.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)12.81★13.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.421.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,479.72 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★26 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000136,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.65
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★80.87 years
Median age of population41.35 years★31.44 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.2118.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %83.21 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★2.34 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.2 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★5.53 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★1.58
Airports102★100
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel69★53
Heliports29★24

Other

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate1.6 %2.75 %★

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