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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Denmark

Against high income countries, Denmark ranks 1st of 58 on governance and 52nd of 83 on environment. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Denmark with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Denmark reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.471 of 1791 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.5023 of 19316 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.9436 of 19933 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+1.891 of 1101 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.7128 of 16513 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.6512 of 21011 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+1.1038 of 18626 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.35142 of 21352 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.8231 of 19529 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Denmark, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Public order spending0.976%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.841per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance6.48%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important5.73%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions59.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate2.08divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage54.2%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage33years2020no agreed direction
Marriage rate5.34marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent17.6%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated16.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share76.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share4.22%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union54.3%% of women aged 15-492024no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.51marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.16divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age41.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.6years2023no agreed direction
Population6,009,169people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.537%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization88.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+21.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1415.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.47births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate9.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration22,103people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population14.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending26.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Family benefits spending3.15%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Old-age spending9.27%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Aid given0.723%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$38,309current international dollars2024no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate22%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.962index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.909index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$72,723international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$71,534international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$62,218US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.93%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation1.89%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness129%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows4.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue33.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption23.2%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense33.3%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending2.42%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture1.62%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths489PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading489PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science494PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.9%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling18.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling13years2023higher is better
Education spending6.36%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment99.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment126%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment79%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.893%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio10.7pupils per teacher2014higher is worse
Researchers8,838per million people2023higher is better

environment

Recycling rate27.3%% of municipal waste2015higher is better
CO2 per capita4.28t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area15.8%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land65.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land16.4%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap5.8%% of men's median earnings2015higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.003index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.99ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.954index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers30.4%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament43.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management26.9%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 180.7%% of women aged 20-242021higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index90index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government54.5%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share23.9%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0.268per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.913index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.884index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.7index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.961index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type3regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.004index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.98index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.929index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.975index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.971index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption2.29index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.91index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.93index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability1.89index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.769index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy82.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality3.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending9.39%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Suicide rate10.5per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.43per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.6%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility1.06births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality4per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance95.3%% of births2018higher is better
Alcohol consumption9.49litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use15.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths3.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.5per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation96%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence3.2per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality10.7%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women17%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending13.9%% of health spending2024higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity6.9%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity14.3%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index85index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.442index, 0 to 12022higher is worse
Redistribution37.5%% reduction in the Gini2022no agreed direction
Gini index29.9index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.4%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users99.8%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions127per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband43.4per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending1.64%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Unemployment benefit spending0.006%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Retirement age, men65.1years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women62.5years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked1,409hours per year2016no agreed direction
Informal employment2.82%% of employment2019higher is worse
Unemployment5.53%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation60.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation69.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study6.9%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment5.4%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust73.9%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness90.1%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction7.54score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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