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Denmark vs Sweden: Compare Statistics

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

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 43 of 113 metrics
Sweden
swe
Leads on 55 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Sweden: Sweden leads on Dam capacity per capita (3,324 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Denmark (3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant); Sweden leads on Natural Gas Consumption (764.50) against Denmark (3.12); Denmark leads on Oil Production (247,500) against Sweden (4,833). Across 113 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 43 and Sweden wins on 55.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.77 %★95.53 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points88.13 points★
Radios6.028.25★
Televisions3.124.6★
Waterways4002,052★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $9.46B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $613.23B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %★-0.5 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %★1.93 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP10.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index85.398★
Electricity Consumption33.02133.5★
Electricity Exports9.9226.02★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels46★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants042★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels022★
Electricity from Other Renewables54★32
Electricity Imports14.98★14.29
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3440.29★
Electricity Production29.84152.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita142.1 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.331.6★
Gross Fixed Investment17.218.2★
Gross National Saving28.828.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★0.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★2.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.12764.5★
Natural Gas Exports2.24★0
Natural Gas Imports509.7764.5★
Natural Gas Production4.84★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86★0
Oil Consumption167,500351,100★
Oil Exports266,700★243,200
Oil Imports173,900546,500★
Oil Production247,500★4,833
Oil Proved Reserves812★0
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★16.1 people
Public Debt35.3★36.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500323,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700371,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700229,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900413,200★
Remittances0.40.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.21★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.36★0.84
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★27.6
Unemployment Rate5.6 %★8.6 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★1.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★43.96
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlandmost of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year20 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6174★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★1.04 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1★72.47
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km29,942.1 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★3,218 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant3,323.51 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,420★510

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★90.5 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)21
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)6
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.8811.45★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.4★5.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★29.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %★20.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★11,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,00015,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★52.21 %
Human Capital Index0.770.82★
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years85.5 years★
Median age of population41.35 years★40.43 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons39,473.4 persons★
Population density142.65 per sq. km26.33 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons10.71M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.880.93★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %10.56 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA70.3 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %9.63 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons2.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.215.7★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years12.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days90 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people1.7 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★179.74
Military Manpower at Military Age1819★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %69.58 %★
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★4.41 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %★0.51 %
Population living in slums0 %0.29 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★97,762.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★64.19 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman★1.33 per woman
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons47,088.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births2.38 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇸🇪 SwedenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★2.27
Airports102206★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel69115★
Heliports29★11

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