How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 56% longer than Malaysia’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 3,924 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Malaysia has 6 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 37% more densely populated than Malaysia.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 11 years older than in Malaysia.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Malaysia have 0.1 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 8.0% in Malaysia.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 2% larger than Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 2 times as much per person as Malaysia.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Denmark (Gini 10.8 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.8% in Malaysia.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Malaysia’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 15 times as much on health per person as Malaysia.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malaysia is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 92% more doctors per person than Malaysia.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.53 points higher than in Malaysia.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 47% more meat per person than Malaysia.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 807 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 928 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 1.9 years longer than in Malaysia.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 8.3 times as many tourists per resident as Malaysia (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 98% in Malaysia.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Malaysia are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Malaysia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 77% in Malaysia.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 62% longer than Malaysia’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malaysia carries 70% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Denmark than in Malaysia.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malaysia are 6 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 16.4 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 3.6 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)