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Australia vs Denmark: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 59 of 113 metrics
Denmark
dnk
Leads on 42 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Denmark: Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (158,500) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Dam capacity per capita (2,840 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Denmark (3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant); Denmark leads on Oil Proved Reserves (812) against Australia (3.32). Across 113 compared metrics, Australia wins on 59 and Denmark wins on 42.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %98.78 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points86.93 points★
Radios25.5★6.02
Televisions10.15★3.12
Waterways2,000★400

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★5.67B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★452.74B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★2.84 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7985.3★
Electricity Consumption229.4★33.02
Electricity Exports09.92★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★46
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1754★
Electricity Imports014.98★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★14.34
Electricity Production243★29.84
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★98.51 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★29.3
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★17.2
Gross National Saving2128.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %12 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★3.12
Natural Gas Exports67.96★2.24
Natural Gas Imports5.78509.7★
Natural Gas Production105.2★4.84
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9912.86★
Oil Consumption960,800★167,500
Oil Exports312,600★266,700
Oil Imports731,400★173,900
Oil Production549,200★247,500
Oil Proved Reserves3.32812★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people12.4 people★
Public Debt5835.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18158,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120133,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★109,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★183,900
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990.16★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.631.4★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.6 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-462,022★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6529.92★
Contiguous Zone12★4
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★4.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★6

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %5.34 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98113.1★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★26,091.1 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★7,314 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★2,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %101.77 %★
Administrative Divisions6metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Independence1ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.7413.88★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★9.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★4 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.729.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0006,700★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★15,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %53.84 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.77
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★84.4 years
Median age of population38.51 years41.35 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★19,131.5 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★142.65 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★6.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBB-C★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★9.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★10.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3.21
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★11.38 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.38 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2181.39★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★65.38 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km7.24 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.64 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons57,855.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %67.41 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.43 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★19,926.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★3.13 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★2.96
Airports2,257★102
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft69
Heliports392★29

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