Capital

Dänemark

name: Copenhagen

geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components

etymology: name derives from the city's Danish appellation Kobenhavn, meaning "Merchant's Harbor"

Thailand

name: Bangkok

geographic coordinates: 13 45 N, 100 31 E

time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Bangkok was likely originally a colloquial name, but one that was widely adopted by foreign visitors; the name may derive from bang ko, where bang is the Thai word for "village on a stream" and ko means "island," both referencing the area's landscape, which was carved by rivers and canals; alternatively, the name may come from bang makok, where makok is the name of the Java plum, a plant bearing olive-like fruit; this possibility is supported by the former name of Wat Arun, a historic temple in the area, that used to be called Wat Makok;

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, the city's Thai name, means "City of Angels, Great City" or simply "Great City of Angels" and is a shortening of the full ceremonial name: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit; translated the meaning is: "City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest"; it holds the world's record as the longest place name (169 letters); Krung Thep is used colloquially

Myanmar

name: Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital geographic coordinates: 16 48 N, 96 09 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Rangoon (Yangon) is a compound of "yan" signifying "enemies" and "koun" meaning "to run out of" and so denoting "End of Strife"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: "Great City of the Sun" or "Abode of Kings"

Citizenship

Dänemark

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Thailand

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Thailand

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Myanmar

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: both parents must be citizens of Burma dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: none note: an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen

Myanmar

parliamentary republic

Legal system

Dänemark

civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

Thailand

civil law system with common law influences

Myanmar

mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law

Suffrage

Dänemark

18 years of age; universal

Thailand

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Myanmar

18 years of age; universal

Area

Dänemark

total: 43,094 sq km

land: 42,434 sq km

water: 660 sq km

note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn) but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland

Thailand

total: 513,120 sq km

land: 510,890 sq km

water: 2,230 sq km

Myanmar

total: 676,578 sq km land: 653,508 sq km water: 23,070 sq km

Land use

Dänemark

agricultural land: 63.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 58.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 12.9% (2018 est.)

other: 23.7% (2018 est.)

Thailand

agricultural land: 41.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 30.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 8.8% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 1.6% (2018 est.)

forest: 37.2% (2018 est.)

other: 21.6% (2018 est.)

Myanmar

agricultural land: 19.2% (2011 est.) arable land: 16.5% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 2.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.5% (2011 est.) forest: 48.2% (2011 est.) other: 32.6% (2011 est.)

Location

Dänemark

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)

Thailand

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

Myanmar

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

Age structure

Dänemark

0-14 years: 16.24% (male 495,887/female 469,976)

15-64 years: 63.13% (male 1,900,182/female 1,854,222)

65 years and over: 20.63% (2023 est.) (male 566,363/female 660,354)

Thailand

0-14 years: 16% (male 5,720,842/female 5,443,981)

15-64 years: 69.53% (male 23,797,302/female 24,734,505)

65 years and over: 14.47% (2023 est.) (male 4,500,808/female 5,597,559)

Myanmar

0-14 years: 26.56% (male 7,556,848 /female 7,216,374) 15-24 years: 17.51% (male 4,900,092 /female 4,837,726) 25-54 years: 42.51% (male 11,577,883 /female 12,068,190) 55-64 years: 7.75% (male 2,011,057 /female 2,301,983) 65 years and over: 5.67% (male 1,373,892 /female 1,778,461) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Dänemark

11.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Thailand

10 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Myanmar

17.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Dänemark

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Thailand

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Myanmar

7.30

Languages

Dänemark

Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language

major-language sample(s):
Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish)

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Thailand

Thai (official) only 90.7%, Thai and other languages 6.4%, only other languages 2.9% (includes Malay, Burmese); note - data represent population by language(s) spoken at home; English is a secondary language of the elite (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
สารานุกรมโลก - แหล่งข้อมูลพื้นฐานที่สำคัญ (Thai)

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Myanmar

Burmese (official) note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages

Life expectancy at birth

Dänemark

total population: 81.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 80 years

female: 83.9 years

Thailand

total population: 77.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.9 years

female: 81.1 years

Myanmar

68.60

Major urban areas - population

Dänemark

1.381 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2023)

Thailand

11.070 million BANGKOK (capital), 1.454 Chon Buri, 1.359 million Samut Prakan, 1.213 million Chiang Mai, 1.005 million Songkla, 1.001 million Nothaburi (2023)

Myanmar

5.157 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.374 million Mandalay (2018)

Median age

Dänemark

total: 42.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 41 years

female: 43.3 years

Thailand

total: 41 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.8 years

female: 42.2 years

Myanmar

total: 28.5 years male: 27.7 years female: 29.4 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Dänemark

29.8 years (2020 est.)

Thailand

23.3 years (2009 est.)

Myanmar

25 years (2015/16 est.)

Net migration rate

Dänemark

2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Thailand

-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Myanmar

-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Dänemark

with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland

Thailand

highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country

Myanmar

population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated

Population growth rate

Dänemark

0.44% (2023 est.)

Thailand

0.2% (2023 est.)

Myanmar

0.89% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Dänemark

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Thailand

1.54 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Myanmar

2.13 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Dänemark

urban population: 88.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Thailand

urban population: 53.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Myanmar

rate of urbanization: 1.74% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Dänemark

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Thailand

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Myanmar

0.80

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Dänemark

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2020)

Thailand

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2016)

Myanmar

female: 10 years (2017)

Myanmar

6.80

Myanmar

17.70

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Dänemark

1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Thailand

-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Myanmar

-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Myanmar

$329,800,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Dänemark

5.25% (2021 est.)

Thailand

3.34% (2021 est.)

Myanmar

8.90

Myanmar

4.0

Myanmar

$6,300

Myanmar

22,300,000

Myanmar

4.00

Labor force

Dänemark

3.051 million (2021 est.)

Thailand

40.213 million (2021 est.)

Myanmar

22,300,000

Population below poverty line

Dänemark

12.5% (2018 est.)

Thailand

9.9% (2018 est.)

Myanmar

25.6% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Dänemark

4.8% (2021 est.)

5.64% (2020 est.)

5.02% (2019 est.)

Thailand

1.42% (2021 est.)

1.1% (2020 est.)

0.72% (2019 est.)

Myanmar

4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.)

Myanmar

total: 4% male: 3.3% female: 4.8% (2017 est.)

Myanmar

33.60

Public debt

Dänemark

35.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

37.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Thailand

50.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

40.13% of GDP (2019 est.)

39.25% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions

Myanmar

33.60

Myanmar

4.00

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Dänemark

1.85% (2021 est.)

0.42% (2020 est.)

0.76% (2019 est.)

Thailand

1.23% (2021 est.)

-0.85% (2020 est.)

0.71% (2019 est.)

Myanmar

4.00

Myanmar

9.95

Myanmar

9.95

Myanmar

$9,832,000,000

Exports

Dänemark

$234.262 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$195.729 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$205.019 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Thailand

$296.002 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$257.981 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$323.878 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Myanmar

$9,832,000,000

Exports - partners

Dänemark

Germany 14%, United States 10%, Sweden 10%, China 6%, Norway 5% (2021)

Thailand

United States 16%, China 13%, Japan 9%, Vietnam 4%, Australia 4% (2021)

Myanmar

China 36.5%, Thailand 21.8%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 6.4%, India 5.9% (2017)

Myanmar

$15,780,000,000

Imports

Dänemark

$208.121 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$172.868 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$179.356 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Thailand

$295.78 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$232.039 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$272.831 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Myanmar

$15,780,000,000

Imports - partners

Dänemark

Germany 21%, Sweden 12%, China 9%, Netherlands 8%, Poland 4% (2021)

Thailand

China 28%, Japan 12%, Malaysia 5%, United States 5%, United Arab Emirates 4% (2021)

Myanmar

China 31.4%, Singapore 15%, Thailand 11.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, Japan 6%, India 5.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2017)

Myanmar

17,320,000,000

Myanmar

14,930,000,000

Myanmar

2016 est.

Myanmar

2016 est.

Myanmar

12,000

Myanmar

1,824

Myanmar

2015 est.

Myanmar

18,410,000,000

Myanmar

14,070,000,000

Myanmar

2017 est.

Myanmar

556,112

Myanmar

47,951,228

Myanmar

14,264,308

Myanmar

404,932

Myanmar

64

Myanmar

5,031

Myanmar

12,800

Airports

Dänemark

80 (2021)

Thailand

101 (2021)

Myanmar

64

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Dänemark

total: 2,590,282 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2020 est.)

Thailand

total: 11,478,265 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2020 est.)

Myanmar

total: 404,932 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Myanmar

1,824

Myanmar

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Myanmar

12,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Myanmar

14,930,000,000

Myanmar

0

Myanmar

0

Myanmar

17,320,000,000

Internet users

Dänemark

total: 5.841 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 99% (2021 est.)

Thailand

total: 61.2 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 85% (2021 est.)

Myanmar

total: 14,264,308 (July 2016 est.)

Myanmar

14,070,000,000

Myanmar

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Myanmar

18.41 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Dänemark

total: 2,682 km (2020) 876 km electrified

Thailand

total: 4,127 km (2017)

standard gauge: 84 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (84 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 4,043 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge

Myanmar

total: 5,031 km (2008) narrow gauge: 5,031 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways

Dänemark

total: 74,558 km (2017)

paved: 74,558 km (2017) (includes 1,205 km of expressways)

Thailand

total: 180,053 km (2006) (includes 450 km of expressways)

Myanmar

157,000

Telephones - fixed lines

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 706,604 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2021 est.)

Thailand

total subscriptions: 4.6 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)

Myanmar

total subscriptions: 556,112 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 7,287,875 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 124 (2021 est.)

Thailand

total subscriptions: 120 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 170 (2021 est.)

Myanmar

47,951,228

Waterways

Dänemark

400 km (2010)

Thailand

4,000 km (2011) (3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m)

Myanmar

12,800

Disputes - international

Dänemark

Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; in 2019, Denmark signed continental shelf delimitation agreements with Iceland and Norway to parts of the continental shelf in the Ægir Basin, which is located north of the Faroe Islands

Thailand

Thailand-Burma: in 2016, Thailand expressed its interest in investing in Burma’s Hatgyi Dam project on the Salween River near the Thai-Burma border; the dam has the potential to supply electricity and water during the drought season; approximately 100,000 mostly Karen refugees fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma live in nine remote camps in Thailand near the border

Thailand-Cambodia: Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of their border; in 2011, Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a planned UN World Heritage site; in 2013, the International Court of Justice ruled that the land with the temple was Cambodian territory but that a nearby hill belonged to Thailand

Thailand-Laos: talks continue on completion of demarcation with Laos but disputes remain over several islands in the Mekong River

Thailand-Malaysia: separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Malay-Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem insurgent activities; disputed areas are the Bukit Jeli area at the headwaters of the Golok River and the continental shelf boundary in the Gulf of Thailand

Myanmar

over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; the Naf River on the border with Bangladesh serves as a smuggling and illegal transit route; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 741,792 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants; over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of May 2017