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Denmark vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 130th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Malta
Population
6018959
583596
Population rank 114/197 167/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 38/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Denmark and Malta: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Malta economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Malta
Year GDP
Denmark Malta
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 $250,728,796
1971 $19,086,192,720 $264,578,485
1972 $23,230,667,549 $295,106,628
1973 $30,718,181,337 $345,616,106
1974 $34,125,712,481 $376,081,124
1975 $40,418,967,666 $474,618,321
1976 $44,503,607,444 $527,936,989
1977 $49,711,709,588 $625,563,171
1978 $60,320,089,218 $793,673,402
1979 $70,393,030,603 $1,001,288,847
1980 $70,811,287,816 $1,250,198,601
1981 $61,459,941,461 $1,243,509,394
1982 $60,084,214,872 $1,234,474,404
1983 $60,331,158,447 $1,165,729,707
1984 $58,868,891,335 $1,101,807,023
1985 $62,452,421,011 $1,117,797,439
1986 $87,748,695,217 $1,435,038,441
1987 $109,183,446,340 $1,751,293,461
1988 $115,540,189,705 $2,019,503,068
1989 $112,312,200,761 $2,118,655,677
1990 $138,217,740,684 $2,547,328,748
1991 $139,180,507,778 $2,750,216,747
1992 $152,966,494,260 $3,021,942,759
1993 $143,111,306,004 $2,709,193,538
1994 $156,017,919,221 $2,998,505,428
1995 $184,848,481,008 $3,709,360,097
1996 $187,481,157,846 $3,822,489,746
1997 $173,241,365,735 $3,787,070,704
1998 $176,877,077,513 $4,010,092,091
1999 $177,887,720,536 $4,111,891,845
2000 $164,043,817,224 $4,036,809,865
2001 $164,881,594,415 $4,070,867,153
2002 $178,788,209,558 $4,455,127,398
2003 $218,421,193,436 $5,418,315,225
2004 $251,986,155,631 $6,104,141,501
2005 $265,150,087,712 $6,393,234,965
2006 $283,386,151,544 $6,749,838,862
2007 $320,213,157,595 $7,908,412,374
2008 $354,979,471,960 $9,135,419,490
2009 $322,619,152,195 $8,734,745,632
2010 $322,345,594,075 $9,097,044,182
2011 $344,315,595,263 $9,789,361,705
2012 $326,792,574,245 $9,609,532,106
2013 $344,631,016,965 $10,796,782,634
2014 $352,832,602,064 $11,888,032,862
2015 $301,758,922,338 $11,340,795,033
2016 $312,181,849,372 $12,025,782,885
2017 $331,610,593,962 $14,161,366,733
2018 $355,293,374,912 $16,153,779,511
2019 $345,401,473,013 $16,337,793,531
2020 $355,631,021,932 $16,409,900,599
2021 $408,378,204,640 $19,723,563,355
2022 $401,945,576,108 $19,239,187,084
2023 $407,091,920,305 $22,210,718,401
2024 $429,457,372,072 $24,322,006,608

Denmark and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Malta
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 $828
1971 $3,846 $874
1972 $4,654 $976
1973 $6,117 $1,144
1974 $6,764 $1,245
1975 $7,988 $1,560
1976 $8,773 $1,727
1977 $9,770 $2,038
1978 $11,818 $2,559
1979 $13,757 $3,196
1980 $13,822 $3,948
1981 $12,000 $3,898
1982 $11,740 $3,788
1983 $11,797 $3,527
1984 $11,517 $3,333
1985 $12,213 $3,322
1986 $17,137 $4,195
1987 $21,296 $5,084
1988 $22,525 $5,814
1989 $21,882 $6,041
1990 $26,886 $7,192
1991 $27,003 $7,559
1992 $29,579 $8,220
1993 $27,582 $7,296
1994 $29,968 $8,000
1995 $35,321 $9,828
1996 $35,622 $10,062
1997 $32,780 $9,893
1998 $33,346 $10,408
1999 $33,426 $10,609
2000 $30,722 $10,348
2001 $30,768 $10,358
2002 $33,257 $11,251
2003 $40,519 $13,594
2004 $46,625 $15,212
2005 $48,926 $15,831
2006 $52,119 $16,654
2007 $58,632 $19,444
2008 $64,617 $22,315
2009 $58,413 $21,176
2010 $58,105 $21,947
2011 $61,810 $23,517
2012 $58,444 $22,878
2013 $61,378 $25,416
2014 $62,520 $27,425
2015 $53,094 $25,530
2016 $54,501 $26,459
2017 $57,522 $30,317
2018 $61,325 $33,382
2019 $59,404 $32,422
2020 $60,985 $31,834
2021 $69,728 $38,065
2022 $68,091 $36,224
2023 $68,454 $40,182
2024 $71,852 $42,347

Denmark vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Malta
1950 70.3 63.5
1951 70.9 63.9
1952 70.8 64.1
1953 71.2 64.3
1954 71.3 65.1
1955 71.9 66.3
1956 72 66.8
1957 71.8 67.5
1958 72.2 67.8
1959 72.2 68.4
1960 72.2 68.4
1961 72.5 68.4
1962 72.4 69.2
1963 72.4 69.2
1964 72.5 69.3
1965 72.4 69.5
1966 72.5 69.7
1967 73 69.8
1968 73.1 69.9
1969 73.2 70.1
1970 73.4 70.4
1971 73.4 70.1
1972 73.5 70.7
1973 73.7 71.3
1974 73.8 71.9
1975 74.1 72.1
1976 73.8 72.2
1977 74.7 72.3
1978 74.4 72.3
1979 74.2 72.5
1980 74.1 72.3
1981 74.3 72.4
1982 74.6 72.8
1983 74.5 73.1
1984 74.6 73.3
1985 74.5 73.9
1986 74.6 74.5
1987 74.7 75.3
1988 74.8 75.9
1989 74.9 76.2
1990 74.9 76.2
1991 75.2 76.5
1992 75.3 76.7
1993 75.2 76.8
1994 75.4 76.9
1995 75.3 77
1996 75.7 76.3
1997 76 77.3
1998 76.4 77.8
1999 76.6 77.8
2000 76.8 77.9
2001 77 78.9
2002 77.1 78.5
2003 77.4 78.7
2004 77.8 79.2
2005 78.2 79.5
2006 78.2 79.6
2007 78.3 79.7
2008 78.7 79.7
2009 79 80.4
2010 79.2 81.4
2011 79.8 80.8
2012 80.1 81.1
2013 80.3 81.8
2014 80.6 82.3
2015 80.7 82.6
2016 80.9 82.7
2017 81.1 83.1
2018 81 82.9
2019 81.4 82.8
2020 81.5 82.3
2021 81.4 82.3
2022 81.3 82.2
2023 81.9 83.3
2024 82.1 83.5
2025 82.2 83.6

Denmark and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Malta
Year Population
Denmark Malta
1960 4,579,603 326,550
1961 4,611,687 325,250
1962 4,647,727 323,900
1963 4,684,483 322,550
1964 4,722,072 321,250
1965 4,759,012 318,800
1966 4,797,381 315,200
1967 4,835,354 311,550
1968 4,864,883 307,900
1969 4,891,860 304,300
1970 4,928,757 302,650
1971 4,963,126 302,700
1972 4,991,596 302,450
1973 5,021,861 302,200
1974 5,045,297 301,996
1975 5,059,862 304,222
1976 5,072,596 305,774
1977 5,088,419 306,970
1978 5,104,248 310,182
1979 5,116,801 313,342
1980 5,123,027 316,645
1981 5,121,572 318,982
1982 5,117,810 325,898
1983 5,114,297 330,524
1984 5,111,619 330,593
1985 5,113,691 336,452
1986 5,120,534 342,121
1987 5,127,024 344,485
1988 5,129,516 347,325
1989 5,132,594 350,722
1990 5,140,939 354,170
1991 5,154,298 363,845
1992 5,171,370 367,618
1993 5,188,628 371,308
1994 5,206,180 374,797
1995 5,233,373 377,419
1996 5,263,074 379,905
1997 5,284,991 382,791
1998 5,304,219 385,287
1999 5,321,799 387,578
2000 5,339,616 390,087
2001 5,358,783 393,028
2002 5,375,931 395,969
2003 5,390,574 398,582
2004 5,404,523 401,268
2005 5,419,432 403,834
2006 5,437,272 405,308
2007 5,461,438 406,724
2008 5,493,621 409,379
2009 5,523,095 412,477
2010 5,547,683 414,508
2011 5,570,572 416,268
2012 5,591,572 420,028
2013 5,614,932 424,810
2014 5,643,475 433,481
2015 5,683,483 444,220
2016 5,728,010 454,505
2017 5,764,980 467,106
2018 5,793,636 483,903
2019 5,814,422 503,912
2020 5,831,404 515,490
2021 5,856,733 518,150
2022 5,903,037 531,113
2023 5,946,952 552,747
2024 5,976,992 574,346

Fertility rates in Denmark and Malta

Fertility rate
Denmark

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Malta
1960 2.57 3.62
1961 2.55 3.27
1962 2.55 3.24
1963 2.67 2.9
1964 2.6 2.79
1965 2.61 2.52
1966 2.62 2.33
1967 2.35 2.24
1968 2.12 2.12
1969 2 2.02
1970 1.95 2.03
1971 2.04 2.06
1972 2.03 2.01
1973 1.92 1.65
1974 1.9 1.64
1975 1.92 2.27
1976 1.75 2.21
1977 1.66 2.14
1978 1.67 2.05
1979 1.6 2.1
1980 1.55 1.99
1981 1.44 1.87
1982 1.43 1.9
1983 1.38 1.92
1984 1.4 1.95
1985 1.45 1.95
1986 1.48 1.93
1987 1.5 1.97
1988 1.56 2.06
1989 1.62 2.1
1990 1.67 2.02
1991 1.68 1.99
1992 1.76 2.07
1993 1.75 1.96
1994 1.81 1.84
1995 1.8 1.77
1996 1.75 1.99
1997 1.75 1.93
1998 1.72 1.84
1999 1.73 1.73
2000 1.77 1.68
2001 1.74 1.48
2002 1.72 1.45
2003 1.76 1.48
2004 1.78 1.4
2005 1.8 1.38
2006 1.85 1.36
2007 1.84 1.35
2008 1.89 1.43
2009 1.84 1.42
2010 1.87 1.36
2011 1.75 1.45
2012 1.73 1.42
2013 1.67 1.36
2014 1.69 1.38
2015 1.71 1.37
2016 1.79 1.37
2017 1.75 1.26
2018 1.73 1.23
2019 1.7 1.14
2020 1.68 1.13
2021 1.72 1.13
2022 1.55 1.08
2023 1.5 1.06

Denmark and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Malta
Year Median age, years
Denmark Malta
1960 33 23.6
1961 33.1 23.8
1962 33 24
1963 33 24.2
1964 32.9 24.4
1965 32.8 24.5
1966 32.6 24.6
1967 32.5 24.8
1968 32.5 25
1969 32.5 25.5
1970 32.5 25.9
1971 32.5 26.3
1972 32.6 26.8
1973 32.7 27.2
1974 32.8 27.6
1975 33 28
1976 33.2 28.4
1977 33.4 28.7
1978 33.7 29.2
1979 33.9 29.6
1980 34.3 30
1981 34.7 30.3
1982 35.1 30.6
1983 35.5 30.9
1984 35.7 31.2
1985 36 31.4
1986 36.2 31.7
1987 36.5 32
1988 36.7 32.4
1989 36.9 32.7
1990 37.1 33
1991 37.3 33.3
1992 37.4 33.7
1993 37.5 34
1994 37.6 34.3
1995 37.7 34.7
1996 37.7 35.1
1997 37.9 35.5
1998 38 35.8
1999 38.2 36.1
2000 38.4 36.4
2001 38.6 36.7
2002 38.8 37
2003 39 37.4
2004 39.2 37.7
2005 39.5 38.1
2006 39.8 38.4
2007 40.1 38.7
2008 40.2 39
2009 40.4 39.3
2010 40.5 39.6
2011 40.7 39.9
2012 41 40.2
2013 41.2 40.4
2014 41.4 40.6
2015 41.5 40.6
2016 41.6 40.6
2017 41.7 40.5
2018 41.8 40.2
2019 41.9 39.9
2020 42.1 39.9
2021 42.2 40.2
2022 42.1 40.8
2023 42.2 41.4
2024 42.3 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Denmark Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Denmark Malta
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
94.9%
2021
English speaking
86.1%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Denmark Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Malta
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
1,401 mi
2001

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