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Denmark vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 50 of 114 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 52 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Mexico: Denmark leads on Oil Exports (266,700) against Mexico (1.51); Denmark leads on Oil Production (247,500) against Mexico (2.98); Denmark leads on Oil Consumption (167,500) against Mexico (2.07). Across 114 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 50 and Mexico wins on 52.

  • 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.78 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★45.55 points
Radios6.0231★
Televisions3.1225.6★
Waterways4002,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.386.1★
Electricity Consumption33.02258.7★
Electricity Exports9.92★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4671★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables54★9
Electricity Imports14.98★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3472.56★
Electricity Production29.84302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.343.5★
Gross Fixed Investment17.221.5★
Gross National Saving28.8★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1281.61★
Natural Gas Exports2.2436.81★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★50.12
Natural Gas Production4.8431.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86279.8★
Oil Consumption167,500★2.07
Oil Exports266,700★1.51
Oil Imports173,900496,000★
Oil Production247,500★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves812★10.42
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★36.3 people
Public Debt35.3★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900844,600★
Remittances0.43.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★14.2
Unemployment Rate5.6 %2.8 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★441.05
Contiguous Zone424★
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation 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 mainlandmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1★52.44
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,42059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)32
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.88★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.416.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★42 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★340,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★80.06 years
Median age of population41.35 years★29.96 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons1.20M persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.2160.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %77.59 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums0 %15.76 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★0.48
Airports1021,580★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel69186★
Heliports29488★

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