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Denmark · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Denmark

Europe & Central Asia Capital Copenhagen High income Nation age 1,090 years (since 936) i DNK · DK
NationsTree Index 2025 i78.17th of 196 Tree height 2025 i15 msee ranking Military strength i63percentile
Population i6.0 m114th of 217 Area i42,920 km²131st of 216 GDP i$462.53 bn35th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$500.07 bn intl.53rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$83,218 intl.15th of 199 Life expectancy i82.3 years33rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i88
Strength · trunk i76
Quality of life · crown i85
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i79
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i39
CSV

In short

Denmark is 7th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 78.1 out of 100; its tree is 15 m tall.

It has 6.0 million people and an economy of $500.07 bn at purchasing power parity, 53rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Control of corruption (1st of 207) and Rule of law (2nd of 207).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (141st of 203), Renewable freshwater per person (126th of 183) and GDP growth (118th of 210).

Over five years it fell from 4th to 7th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

53
Surface area ikm² 42,920 131st/216
Land area ikm² 40,000 131st/216
Population ipeople 6.0 m 114th/217
Population growth i% 0.54% 133rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 149.4 78th/216
Urban population i% 88.8% 37th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.6% 172nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 21.1% 26th/217

Economy

77
GDP iUSD $462.53 bn 35th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $500.07 bn 53rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $437.01 bn 52nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $76,970 13th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $83,218 15th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $77,190 11th/201
GDP growth i% 2.9% 118th/210
Inflation i% 1.9% 56th/180
Unemployment i% 5.5% 103rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 75.3%1994
General government gross debt i% of GDP 27.4% 28th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 2.9% 19th/192

Main industries

56
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.2% 167th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.8% 89th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 18.7% 28th/192
Services i% of GDP 62.7% 69th/200

Trade

72
Exports of goods & services iUSD $324.31 bn 31st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $273.38 bn 32nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 70.1% 29th/183
Imports i% of GDP 59.1% 56th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 129.2% 35th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 4.0% 79th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 73.8% 33rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 17.1% 84th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.9% 107th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 17.6% 41st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 12.3% 17th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.7% 58th/196

Natural resources

56
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 141st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.27% 68th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.06% 64th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 150th/209
Arable land i% of land area 58.9% 2nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,016 126th/183

Tourism

75
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 15.6 m 16th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $9.10 bn 22nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.5% 89th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 4.2 m 31st/107

Society & health

82
Life expectancy iyears 82.3 33rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 4.0 33rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.50 17th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 74th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 93.3% 35th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 125.6% 10th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 33.4% 23rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.4% 37th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 79.0% 30th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.962 4th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.9 23rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

91
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.9% 13th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 98.9% 10th/144
Internet users i% of population 99.8% 5th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 127 66th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 43.4 19th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.10 9th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,1312009
Air passengers carried ipassengers 6.4 m2004

Environment & energy

59
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.28 141st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 39.5% 61st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.5 28th/200
Forest area i% of land area 16.0% 143rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,493 44th/149

Institutions & safety

92
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 92.4 5th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 93.6 1st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 91.7 2nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 79.5 58th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 84.7 3rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 90.5 2nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.8 33rd/145

Military

65
Military expenditure iUSD $14.95 bn 27th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.3% 23rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.6% 52nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 15,000 117th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.49% 117th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 278.0 m 33rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 165.0 m 17th/65

Science & innovation

84
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.05% 12th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 987 31st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 15,603 31st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kingdom of Denmark under Gorm the Old (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Denmark — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/denmark. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Denmark — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/denmark. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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