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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#1 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile88.5#4 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79#52 Rule of Law0-100 percentile91.5#2

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Economy

1,708 indicators

GDPcurrent US$462.53B#34 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $72,723.3#11 GDP growth%2.9%#107 Inflation%1.9%#53

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Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,431 indicators

Life expectancyyears82.3#33 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.5#18 Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4 Health spending% GDP9.4%#12

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Education

3,095 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross125.6%#5 Education spending% GDP6.4%#17 Primary enrollment% gross99.8%#62 Tertiary enrollment% gross79%#17

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Demography

433 indicators

Populationpeople6.01M#114 Population growth%0.54%#133 Urban population%88.8%#26 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#155

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Climate

292 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%39.5%#58 Forest area% land15.8%#141 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,165.5#20

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Energy

293 indicators

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Environment

370 indicators

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Agriculture

314 indicators

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Technology

146 indicators

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Society

474 indicators

Gini indexindex29.9#12 Extreme poverty% pop0.4%#5 Internet users% pop99.8%#2 Homicide rateper 100k0.84#23

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Risk

328 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-101.3#3 Hazard & exposure0-101.4#9 Vulnerability0-102.5#14

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Other

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