Denmark vs Malta: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Denmark
20.9%
in 2025
Malta
19.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
38th
Malta rank
40th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Denmark
- Malta
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 20.9% against 19.3% in Malta, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 38th and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 17.1% | 10.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.4% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.8% | 2.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Denmark or Malta?
- Denmark, at 20.9% against 19.3% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Denmark and Malta?
- 1.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Malta rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Denmark ranks 38th and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.