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Denmark vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Denmark
dnk
Leads on 56 of 122 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 53 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Denmark and Thailand: Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (183,900) against Thailand (1.33); Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (158,500) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Dam capacity per capita (1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Denmark (3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 122 compared metrics, Denmark wins on 56 and Thailand wins on 53.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.77 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.77 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2024 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.93 points★56.72 points
Radios6.0213.96★
Televisions3.1215.19★
Waterways4004,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.67B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars452.74B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.21 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume42.56M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.84 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index85.3★84.6
Electricity Consumption33.02187.7★
Electricity Exports9.92★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4676★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables54★16
Electricity Imports14.9819.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity14.3444.89★
Electricity Production29.84181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)98.51 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.333.5★
Gross Fixed Investment17.228.8★
Gross National Saving28.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1252.64★
Natural Gas Exports2.24★0
Natural Gas Imports509.7★14.41
Natural Gas Production4.8438.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves12.86193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed25 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption167,500988,000★
Oil Exports266,700269,100★
Oil Imports173,900807,100★
Oil Production247,500406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves812★435
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people5.4 people★
Public Debt35.3★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption158,500★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports133,700278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports109,700134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production183,900★1.33
Remittances0.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.34★
Robotics Research Funding3.05 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.360★
Taxes and Other Revenues31.4★15.4
Top Exporting Countries301.42B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate5.6 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.94 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-462,022★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.92★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainlandhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.92 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.3 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources6438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.34 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.1142.5★
Agricultural land26,091.1 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,314 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,42064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country101.77 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisionsmetropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)76
Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)123
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)12.63★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.410.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,479.72 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,700★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.84 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.4 years★80.78 years
Median age of population41.35 years★41.03 years
Population Change19,131.5 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density142.65 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population6.03M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)9.81 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)10.56 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.29M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.2140.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.38 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.38 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.39★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.38 %★62.64 %
Physician Density7.24 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.64 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths57,855.8 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.41 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.43 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration19,926.4 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.13 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.96★1.01
Airports102105★
Civil Air Travel69★41
Heliports29★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇩🇰 Denmark🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate1.6 %★1.5 %

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