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Greenland vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 87 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Greenland
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Leads on 23 of 87 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 50 of 87 metrics

Summary

Comparing Greenland and Malaysia: Greenland leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (187,000) against Malaysia (33); Malaysia leads on Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization (4.11 %) against Greenland (0.00 %); Malaysia leads on Population Change (428,623 persons) against Greenland (-118.00 persons). Across 87 compared metrics, Greenland wins on 23 and Malaysia wins on 50.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 37 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 5 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 23 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)69.48 %80.14 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.48 %80.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2017 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Radios30,000★10.9
Televisions30,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

37 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.53B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA3.8 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption468★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5178★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants49★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity187,000★33
Electricity Production538★148.3
Gini Index Coefficient33.940.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %★1.8 %
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption4,000561,000★
Oil Exports1,050644,900★
Oil Imports4,976355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line16.2 people6.2 people★
Public Debt13★60.27
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,973304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Revenue from Forest Resources01.57★
Taxes and Other Revenues77.4★11.65
Top Exporting Countries1.36B USD274.68B USD★
Unemployment Rate9.1 %3.86 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)10,008★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions527,000260.01★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsettlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabiteda highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation41.94 sq km★13.3 sq km

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0 %4.11 %★
Agricultural land2,431.1 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)44,087 km★4,675 km
Irrigated LandNA4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.85 %★67.87 %
Administrative Divisions513★
Independencenone (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark)31
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.321.1★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density14 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA92,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)39.71 %58.88 %★
Life expectancy at birth72.8 years80.87 years★
Median age of population35.33 years★31.44 years
Population Change-118 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density0.14 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population55,649.5 persons36.40M persons★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)13.32 %14.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA52.2 %
Death Rate (%)9.29 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)10.2 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age12,716.85 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate26,840★17.31
Major Urban Areas Population18,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.87★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1621★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization42.55 %83.21 %★
Physician Density1.87 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.08 %0.97 %★
Total deaths585.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total fertility rate1.89 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-255.7 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.17 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇱 Greenland🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Airports25100★
Civil Air Travel253★
Heliports54★24

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