Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.3% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.
pay a 99.3% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 22.9% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 85.7% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.4% more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.