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Denmark vs New Zealand: Compare Statistics

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

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 61 of 122 metrics
New Zealand
nzl
Leads on 47 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and New Zealand: New Zealand leads on Dam capacity per capita (3,119 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Denmark (3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant); Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (133,700) against New Zealand (1,782); New Zealand leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (327) against Denmark (6). Across 122 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 61 and New Zealand wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.77 %★93.52 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.78 %★96.16 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★81.37 points
Radios6.02★3.75
Televisions3.12★1.93
Waterways4171,609★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $17.05B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $★284.58B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.21 %★22.51 %
Apple Import Volume42.56M tonnes★825,370 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.75 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %5.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★9.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3100★
Electricity Consumption33.0239.5★
Electricity Exports9.92★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels46★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants058★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★20
Electricity Imports14.98★0
Electricity Installed Capacity14.34★9.3
Electricity Production29.8442.53★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita121.65 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient27.736.2★
Gross Fixed Investment17.219.5★
Gross National Saving28.8★21
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★-1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.125.18★
Natural Gas Exports2.24★0
Natural Gas Imports509.7★0
Natural Gas Production4.845.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.8633.7★
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption167,500★149,700
Oil Exports266,700★47,200
Oil Imports173,900★138,000
Oil Production247,500★60,480
Oil Proved Reserves812★112.5
Population Below Poverty Line12.5 peopleNA
Public Debt35.3★54
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★-0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500169,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700★1,782
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700★56,000
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★115,100
Remittances0.4★0.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.5★
Robotics Research Funding3.05 USD★1.55 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★29.6
Top Exporting Countries301.42B USD★64.54B USD
Unemployment Rate5.6 %4.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.94 %★70.35 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★919,618
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★33.51
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 mainlandover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.92 sq km33.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources6327★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★0.92 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1294.65★
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km91,806 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km15,134 km★
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant3,118.67 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,4207,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★94.02 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)16
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🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.92 %100 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.8★15.09
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.46.7★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,479.72 USD★6,579.86 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★7 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★27.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %★30.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,7003,600★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000★10,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %57.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.77
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★84.03 years
Median age of population41.35 years★37.98 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons50,085.3 persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km19.96 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons★5.29M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★B
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %12.4 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA79.9 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %6.93 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons★1.20M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.21★3.12
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★11.2 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people1.67 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★177.74
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %76.31 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★3.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %0.83 %★
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths57,855.8 persons40,098.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %68.32 %★
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman1.65 per woman★
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons31,423.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★4.26 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.963.76★
Airports102206★
Civil Air Travel69about 40 major transport aircraft
Heliports2962★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Current Bank Rate1.6 %2.25 %★

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