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Denmark vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 49 of 122 metrics
Netherlands
nld
Leads on 56 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Netherlands: Denmark leads on Oil Consumption (167,500) against Netherlands (1.01); Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (183,900) against Netherlands (1.28); Denmark leads on Oil Exports (266,700) against Netherlands (1.87). Across 122 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 49 and Netherlands wins on 56.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.77 %★97.01 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.78 %★97.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points88.64 points★
Radios6.0215.3★
Televisions3.128.1★
Waterways4006,237★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $15.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $1.34T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.21 %★19.67 %
Apple Import Volume42.56M tonnes190.61M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %★1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.394.3★
Electricity Consumption33.02108.8★
Electricity Exports9.9219.34★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4675★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables54★23
Electricity Imports14.9824.26★
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3434.17★
Electricity Production29.84109.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita185.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.3★25.7
Gross Fixed Investment17.2★16.6
Gross National Saving28.831.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★-1.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1243.38★
Natural Gas Exports2.2451.25★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★51
Natural Gas Production4.8445.33★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86801.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents45 patents★
Oil Consumption167,500★1.01
Oil Exports266,700★1.87
Oil Imports173,900★2.58
Oil Production247,500★59,490
Oil Proved Reserves812★310
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★14.5 people
Public Debt35.3★56.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500954,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★2.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700★2.15
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★1.28
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0.01
Robotics Research Funding3.05 USD★2.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.150.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★24.8
Top Exporting Countries301.42B USD1.00T USD★
Unemployment Rate5.6 %3.6 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.94 %★67.25 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022-2.23M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★188.19
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlandan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.92 sq km23.02 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year4.5 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources691★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %21.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1★55.13
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km★17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★451 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,4202,969★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★92.54 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)12
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)26
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.92 %99.96 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.889.89★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.4★5
Health Care Spending per Capita7,479.72 USD8,735.73 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.830.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %★20.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★24,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,00041,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.770.79★
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★84.31 years
Median age of population41.35 years41.39 years★
Population Change19,131.5 persons110,181.7 persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km★550.26 per sq. km
Total population6.03M persons18.46M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %10.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %9.7 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons4.03M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.2110.32★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years11.56 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people★1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39182.54★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %84.91 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %★0.3 %
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★166,908.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %68.26 %★
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons108,456.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★3.41 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★1.7
Airports102★44
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel6998★
Heliports29194★

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