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Canada vs Denmark: Compare Statistics

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

Canada
can
Leads on 54 of 113 metrics
Denmark
dnk
Leads on 47 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Denmark: Denmark leads on Oil Imports (173,900) against Canada (1.09); Denmark leads on Oil Exports (266,700) against Canada (1.93); Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (133,700) against Canada (1.11). Across 113 compared metrics, Canada wins on 54 and Denmark wins on 47.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %98.78 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points86.93 points★
Radios32.3★6.02
Televisions21.5★3.12
Waterways636★400

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★5.67B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★452.74B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %★2.84 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★10.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.685.3★
Electricity Consumption522.2★33.02
Electricity Exports73.35★9.92
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2346★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1254★
Electricity Imports2.6814.98★
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★14.34
Electricity Production649.6★29.84
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★98.51 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.9★29.3
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★17.2
Gross National Saving20.828.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %12 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★3.12
Natural Gas Exports83.96★2.24
Natural Gas Imports26.36509.7★
Natural Gas Production159.1★4.84
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0612.86★
Oil Consumption2.21167,500★
Oil Exports1.93266,700★
Oil Imports1.09173,900★
Oil Production3.48247,500★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2812★
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★12.5 people
Public Debt61.335.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45158,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12133,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★109,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01183,900★
Remittances00.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.250.15★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.831.4★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %5.6 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★-462,022
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8529.92★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★4.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.96★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %5.34 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43113.1★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★26,091.1 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★7,314 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★2,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %101.77 %★
Administrative Divisions10metropolitan 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🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.47★13.88
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★9.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %4 %★
Mean Age at First Birth29.429.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA6,700
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★15,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %53.84 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.77
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★84.4 years
Median age of population40.75 years41.35 years★
Population Change437,571 persons★19,131.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★142.65 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★6.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %9.81 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)7.75 %★10.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★1.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★3.21
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★11.38 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.38 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09181.39★
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★65.38 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km7.24 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★0.64 %
Population living in slums1.2 %★0 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons57,855.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★67.41 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.43 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★19,926.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births3.13 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.962.96★
Airports1,459★102
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel636★69
Heliports506★29

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