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Denmark vs India: Compare Statistics

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

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 52 of 113 metrics
India
ind
Leads on 49 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and India: Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (133,700) against India (1.30); Denmark leads on Oil Imports (173,900) against India (3.06); Denmark leads on Oil Consumption (167,500) against India (3.18). Across 113 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 52 and India wins on 49.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.86 %★55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★32.96 points
Radios6.02116★
Televisions3.1263★
Waterways40014,500★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $717.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $4.52T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %6 %★
Coal Revenue01.15★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %9.51 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3★71
Electricity Consumption33.02★1.14
Electricity Exports9.92★5.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4671★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants012★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables54★16
Electricity Imports14.98★5.62
Electricity Installed Capacity14.34367.8★
Electricity Production29.84★1.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita★25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.3★25.5
Gross Fixed Investment17.230★
Gross National Saving28.828.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1255.43★
Natural Gas Exports2.2476.45★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★23.96
Natural Gas Production4.8431.54★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86★1.29
Oil Consumption167,500★3.18
Oil Exports266,700825,600★
Oil Imports173,900★3.06
Oil Production247,500954,000★
Oil Proved Reserves812★5.68
Population Below Poverty Line12.5 people★21.9 people
Public Debt35.3★46.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD6.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★4.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★1.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700653,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★4.9
Remittances0.43.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.14★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★5.25
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★6.7
Unemployment Rate5.6 %4.3 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.922.82★
Contiguous Zone424★
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 mainlanda very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6★1.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %21.46 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1★68.7
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km1.78M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★7,000 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,420754,562★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★59.13 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)28
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)15
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.410.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★80 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★21.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %3.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,7002.3★
Underweight Children Under 5NA31.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,0003.07M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %71.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.52
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★76.09 years
Median age of population41.35 years★29.19 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons14.13M persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km★496.42 per sq. km
Total population6.03M persons1.48B persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %15.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA66.7 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %8.7 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons389.10M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.21607.69★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people32.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %84.2 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.72 %★
Population living in slums0 %5.41 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★57.51 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.93 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons★-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★26.01 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★0.14
Airports102315★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel6993★
Heliports29289★

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