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Denmark

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Copenhagen290,278 observations
Population
6.01M
world rank #114 / 217
GDP
462.53B
world rank #34 / 186
GDP / capita
72,723.3
world rank #11 / 185
Life expectancy
82.3
world rank #33 / 217

Governance

562 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile94.2#1Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile88.5#4Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79#52Rule of Law0-100 percentile91.5#2
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,706 indicators
GDPcurrent US$462.53B#34GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $72,723.3#11GDP growth%2.9%#107Inflation%1.9%#53
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$148.38B#35Merchandise importscurrent US$136.23B#36Exports of goods & services% GDP70.1%#23Imports of goods & services% GDP59.1%#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,431 indicators
Life expectancyyears82.3#33Infant mortalityper 1k births3.5#18Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4Health spending% GDP9.4%#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,095 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross125.6%#5Education spending% GDP6.4%#17Primary enrollment% gross99.8%#62Tertiary enrollment% gross79%#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

433 indicators
Populationpeople6.01M#114Population growth%0.54%#133Urban population%88.8%#26Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#155
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%39.5%#58Forest area% land15.8%#141Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,165.5#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

293 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.2,502.2#24Electricity from coal% of output5%#15
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

370 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area16.4%#93Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources15.6%#105Capture fisheries productiontonnes467,775.1#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

314 indicators
Agricultural land% land area65.5%#29Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,096.3#11Aquaculture productiontonnes28,411#57Food production index2014-16 = 100103.8#111
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

146 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people126.7#55Secure internet serversper 1M people246,545.6#3Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.7#65
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

474 indicators
Gini indexindex29.9#12Extreme poverty% pop0.4%#5Internet users% pop99.8%#2Homicide rateper 100k0.84#23
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

328 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-101.3#3Hazard & exposure0-101.4#9Vulnerability0-102.5#14
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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