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Denmark vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 63 of 109 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 32 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Denmark (6.02); Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Denmark (14.34); Nepal leads on Televisions (130,000) against Denmark (3.12). Across 109 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 63 and Nepal wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.78 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★55.2 points
Radios6.02840,000★
Televisions3.12130,000★
Waterways417none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $9.52B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %7 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %11.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3★81.7
Electricity Consumption33.02★4.98
Electricity Exports9.92★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels46★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants092★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★3
Electricity Imports14.98★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity14.34943,100★
Electricity Production29.84★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.330★
Gross Fixed Investment16.8★3.5
Gross National Saving28.845.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1 % 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★20,000
Oil Exports266,700★0
Oil Imports173,900★13,740
Oil Production247,500★0
Oil Proved Reserves812★0
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★20.3 people
Public Debt35.3★39.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★0
Remittances0.433.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★2.44
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★17.5
Unemployment Rate5.6 %★10.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★428,262
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.9211.36★
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 divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year20 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6210.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1176.82★
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km36,185.52 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2,42012,090★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★40.77 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)7
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)176
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.47.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★142 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★30,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA18.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000112,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.52
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★73.26 years
Median age of population41.35 years★25.67 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density142.65 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population6.03M persons29.59M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.83
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA46.7 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons8.63M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.218.44★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people1.57 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %73.42 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.66 %★
Population living in slums0 %35.73 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★198,194.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★58.71 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★0.16
Airports102★51
Civil Air Travel69★5
Heliports29★14

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