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Denmark vs Iceland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 62 of 108 metrics
Iceland
isl
Leads on 32 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Iceland: Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Denmark (1.38 people); Iceland leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (248,400) against Denmark (3.21); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Denmark (6.02). Across 108 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 62 and Iceland wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.78 %99.83 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★81.36 points
Radios6.02260,000★
Televisions3.1298,000★
Waterways417none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $★1.21B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $★39.63B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %5.4 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %7.26 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3★79
Electricity Consumption33.02★17.68
Electricity Exports9.92★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels46★4
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants071★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★25
Electricity Imports14.98★0
Electricity Installed Capacity14.34★2.77
Electricity Production29.84★18.17
Gini Index Coefficient29.3★26.6
Gross Fixed Investment17.2★14.5
Gross National Saving28.8★25.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★-2.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★5.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.32 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.12★0
Natural Gas Exports2.24★0
Natural Gas Imports509.7★0
Natural Gas Production4.84★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86★0
Oil Consumption167,500★17,430
Oil Exports266,700★1,209
Oil Imports173,900★15,530
Oil Production247,500★0
Oil Proved Reserves812★0
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people8.8 people★
Public Debt35.3★80.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★0.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★20,850
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★2,530
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700★20,220
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★0
Remittances0.40.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.270.08★
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★23.3
Unemployment Rate5.6 %3.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★294,776
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.923.1★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlandIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year24 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6170★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1★23.66
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km★18,720 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★4,970 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,420★0.5

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★96.93 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)64
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.887.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.46.9★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★28.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %★21.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700note: estimate does not include children
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000★0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★47.72 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.74
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years84.66 years★
Median age of population41.35 years★36.28 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons★3,714.6 persons
Population density142.65 per sq. km4.05 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons★403,136.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CC★
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %12.47 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)10.56 %6.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons★96,725.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.21248,400★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★10.48 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days288 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people216,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★180.49
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %76.4 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★4.37 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.82 %★
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths57,855.8 persons2,727.1 persons★
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons★2,246.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births0.48 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.9614.35★
Airports102★82
Civil Air Travel69★20
Heliports29★1

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