Denmark vs Finland

Denmark (Europe) and Finland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Denmark Finland World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Denmark: 1,389.02 Finland: 1,191.86 World: 452.65 1961 Denmark: 1,530.54 Finland: 1,341.5 World: 471.93 1962 Denmark: 1,711.22 Finland: 1,426.67 World: 496.11 1963 Denmark: 1,807.25 Finland: 1,538.46 World: 525.19 1964 Denmark: 2,049.4 Finland: 1,725.6 World: 563.85 1965 Denmark: 2,284.23 Finland: 1,902.04 World: 601.89 1966 Denmark: 2,487.14 Finland: 2,031.52 World: 638.97 1967 Denmark: 2,700.75 Finland: 2,055.75 World: 664.4 1968 Denmark: 2,776.14 Finland: 1,927.29 World: 703.46 1969 Denmark: 3,151.13 Finland: 2,201.12 World: 761.11 1970 Denmark: 3,464.46 Finland: 2,465.86 World: 817.68 1971 Denmark: 3,845.6 Finland: 2,716.43 World: 884.88 1972 Denmark: 4,653.96 Finland: 3,177.93 World: 1,002 1973 Denmark: 6,116.89 Finland: 4,173.54 World: 1,201.53 1974 Denmark: 6,763.87 Finland: 5,298.08 World: 1,362.19 1975 Denmark: 7,988.16 Finland: 6,256.1 World: 1,488.94 1976 Denmark: 8,773.34 Finland: 6,740.29 World: 1,589.73 1977 Denmark: 9,769.58 Finland: 7,069.74 World: 1,766.28 1978 Denmark: 11,817.63 Finland: 7,629.5 World: 2,055.49 1979 Denmark: 13,757.23 Finland: 9,333.08 World: 2,335.19 1980 Denmark: 13,822.16 Finland: 11,224.94 World: 2,587.01 1981 Denmark: 12,000.21 Finland: 10,925.1 World: 2,628.62 1982 Denmark: 11,740.22 Finland: 10,935.31 World: 2,554.08 1983 Denmark: 11,796.57 Finland: 10,493.96 World: 2,561.17 1984 Denmark: 11,516.68 Finland: 10,830.22 World: 2,614.33 1985 Denmark: 12,212.79 Finland: 11,394.19 World: 2,690.59 1986 Denmark: 17,136.63 Finland: 14,946.99 World: 3,118.57 1987 Denmark: 21,295.68 Finland: 18,565.03 World: 3,487.88 1988 Denmark: 22,524.58 Finland: 22,043.77 World: 3,829.99 1989 Denmark: 21,882.15 Finland: 23,969.05 World: 3,930.51 1990 Denmark: 26,885.7 Finland: 28,366.2 World: 4,338.94 1991 Denmark: 27,002.81 Finland: 25,488.85 World: 4,453.9 1992 Denmark: 29,579.49 Finland: 22,320.11 World: 4,679.98 1993 Denmark: 27,581.72 Finland: 17,588.68 World: 4,685.3 1994 Denmark: 29,967.83 Finland: 20,278.29 World: 4,967.01 1995 Denmark: 35,321.1 Finland: 26,246.27 World: 5,463.2 1996 Denmark: 35,621.99 Finland: 25,756.68 World: 5,507.22 1997 Denmark: 32,779.88 Finland: 24,682.29 World: 5,408.57 1998 Denmark: 33,346.49 Finland: 25,999.99 World: 5,302.34 1999 Denmark: 33,426.24 Finland: 26,180.41 World: 5,401.23 2000 Denmark: 30,722.03 Finland: 24,335.92 World: 5,512.56 2001 Denmark: 30,768.48 Finland: 24,965.2 World: 5,404.2 2002 Denmark: 33,257.16 Finland: 26,989.39 World: 5,539.32 2003 Denmark: 40,519.1 Finland: 32,920.09 World: 6,129.87 2004 Denmark: 46,625.05 Finland: 37,768.13 World: 6,818 2005 Denmark: 48,925.81 Finland: 39,049.87 World: 7,290.57 2006 Denmark: 52,119.18 Finland: 41,214.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 Denmark: 58,631.66 Finland: 48,473.02 World: 8,685.33 2008 Denmark: 64,616.67 Finland: 53,769.47 World: 9,425.74 2009 Denmark: 58,412.75 Finland: 47,478.35 World: 8,827.04 2010 Denmark: 58,104.54 Finland: 46,506.29 World: 9,555.07 2011 Denmark: 61,809.74 Finland: 51,060.32 World: 10,496.93 2012 Denmark: 58,443.77 Finland: 47,551.67 World: 10,597.85 2013 Denmark: 61,377.59 Finland: 49,691.01 World: 10,759.35 2014 Denmark: 62,520.45 Finland: 50,073.78 World: 10,912.24 2015 Denmark: 53,094.01 Finland: 42,560.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Denmark: 54,500.93 Finland: 43,451.26 World: 10,239.47 2017 Denmark: 57,521.55 Finland: 46,085.02 World: 10,784.4 2018 Denmark: 61,324.77 Finland: 49,654.25 World: 11,344.73 2019 Denmark: 59,404.27 Finland: 48,358.18 World: 11,417.6 2020 Denmark: 60,985.49 Finland: 48,828.68 World: 10,999.49 2021 Denmark: 69,340.73 Finland: 53,099.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Denmark: 67,781.09 Finland: 50,440.56 World: 12,876.24 2023 Denmark: 68,043.55 Finland: 52,864.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Denmark: 71,026.48 Finland: 53,155.55 World: 13,717.09 2025 Denmark: 76,970.15 Finland: 56,148.58 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Denmark Finland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Denmark: 72.18 Finland: 68.82 World: 50.94 1961 Denmark: 72.44 Finland: 68.84 World: 52.8 1962 Denmark: 72.32 Finland: 68.58 World: 55.29 1963 Denmark: 72.4 Finland: 69.01 World: 55.65 1964 Denmark: 72.49 Finland: 69.22 World: 56.1 1965 Denmark: 72.37 Finland: 68.98 World: 55.93 1966 Denmark: 72.44 Finland: 69.48 World: 56.45 1967 Denmark: 72.92 Finland: 69.67 World: 56.9 1968 Denmark: 73.12 Finland: 69.62 World: 57.34 1969 Denmark: 73.22 Finland: 69.5 World: 57.68 1970 Denmark: 73.34 Finland: 70.18 World: 57.94 1971 Denmark: 73.41 Finland: 70.02 World: 58.02 1972 Denmark: 73.44 Finland: 70.71 World: 58.84 1973 Denmark: 73.68 Finland: 71.22 World: 59.3 1974 Denmark: 73.81 Finland: 71.13 World: 59.7 1975 Denmark: 74.08 Finland: 71.67 World: 60.13 1976 Denmark: 73.74 Finland: 71.81 World: 60.45 1977 Denmark: 74.63 Finland: 72.35 World: 61.04 1978 Denmark: 74.39 Finland: 72.9 World: 61.39 1979 Denmark: 74.22 Finland: 73.16 World: 61.84 1980 Denmark: 74.1 Finland: 73.44 World: 62.15 1981 Denmark: 74.23 Finland: 73.75 World: 62.52 1982 Denmark: 74.55 Finland: 74.3 World: 62.87 1983 Denmark: 74.42 Finland: 74.2 World: 63.13 1984 Denmark: 74.56 Finland: 74.52 World: 63.44 1985 Denmark: 74.43 Finland: 74.22 World: 63.73 1986 Denmark: 74.58 Finland: 74.56 World: 64.12 1987 Denmark: 74.69 Finland: 74.59 World: 64.46 1988 Denmark: 74.77 Finland: 74.58 World: 64.67 1989 Denmark: 74.8 Finland: 74.79 World: 64.96 1990 Denmark: 74.81 Finland: 74.81 World: 65.11 1991 Denmark: 75.16 Finland: 75.23 World: 65.3 1992 Denmark: 75.19 Finland: 75.46 World: 65.55 1993 Denmark: 75.12 Finland: 75.71 World: 65.74 1994 Denmark: 75.38 Finland: 76.4 World: 65.96 1995 Denmark: 75.21 Finland: 76.41 World: 66.2 1996 Denmark: 75.59 Finland: 76.69 World: 66.52 1997 Denmark: 75.95 Finland: 76.88 World: 66.83 1998 Denmark: 76.14 Finland: 77.09 World: 67.07 1999 Denmark: 76.34 Finland: 77.29 World: 67.31 2000 Denmark: 76.59 Finland: 77.47 World: 67.65 2001 Denmark: 76.79 Finland: 77.97 World: 67.95 2002 Denmark: 76.9 Finland: 78.12 World: 68.23 2003 Denmark: 77.14 Finland: 78.37 World: 68.52 2004 Denmark: 77.49 Finland: 78.71 World: 68.77 2005 Denmark: 77.84 Finland: 78.82 World: 69.11 2006 Denmark: 78.1 Finland: 79.21 World: 69.47 2007 Denmark: 78.2 Finland: 79.26 World: 69.81 2008 Denmark: 78.45 Finland: 79.57 World: 70 2009 Denmark: 78.6 Finland: 79.72 World: 70.38 2010 Denmark: 79.1 Finland: 79.87 World: 70.68 2011 Denmark: 79.8 Finland: 80.47 World: 70.97 2012 Denmark: 80.05 Finland: 80.63 World: 71.26 2013 Denmark: 80.3 Finland: 80.98 World: 71.53 2014 Denmark: 80.7 Finland: 81.18 World: 71.78 2015 Denmark: 80.7 Finland: 81.48 World: 71.97 2016 Denmark: 80.85 Finland: 81.43 World: 72.19 2017 Denmark: 81.1 Finland: 81.63 World: 72.37 2018 Denmark: 80.95 Finland: 81.73 World: 72.64 2019 Denmark: 81.45 Finland: 81.98 World: 72.87 2020 Denmark: 81.6 Finland: 81.93 World: 72.18 2021 Denmark: 81.4 Finland: 81.89 World: 71.22 2022 Denmark: 81.3 Finland: 81.19 World: 72.97 2023 Denmark: 81.75 Finland: 81.59 World: 73.33 2024 Denmark: 82.25 Finland: 82.34 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Denmark Finland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Denmark: 2.57 Finland: 2.72 World: 4.69 1961 Denmark: 2.55 Finland: 2.72 World: 4.56 1962 Denmark: 2.55 Finland: 2.68 World: 5.02 1963 Denmark: 2.67 Finland: 2.68 World: 5.31 1964 Denmark: 2.6 Finland: 2.59 World: 5.13 1965 Denmark: 2.61 Finland: 2.48 World: 5.08 1966 Denmark: 2.62 Finland: 2.41 World: 4.97 1967 Denmark: 2.35 Finland: 2.32 World: 4.87 1968 Denmark: 2.12 Finland: 2.14 World: 4.98 1969 Denmark: 2 Finland: 1.93 World: 4.88 1970 Denmark: 1.95 Finland: 1.83 World: 4.84 1971 Denmark: 2.04 Finland: 1.68 World: 4.69 1972 Denmark: 2.03 Finland: 1.58 World: 4.55 1973 Denmark: 1.92 Finland: 1.49 World: 4.42 1974 Denmark: 1.9 Finland: 1.61 World: 4.26 1975 Denmark: 1.92 Finland: 1.68 World: 4.07 1976 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.7 World: 3.97 1977 Denmark: 1.66 Finland: 1.68 World: 3.84 1978 Denmark: 1.67 Finland: 1.64 World: 3.77 1979 Denmark: 1.6 Finland: 1.64 World: 3.76 1980 Denmark: 1.55 Finland: 1.63 World: 3.73 1981 Denmark: 1.44 Finland: 1.64 World: 3.71 1982 Denmark: 1.43 Finland: 1.71 World: 3.72 1983 Denmark: 1.38 Finland: 1.74 World: 3.59 1984 Denmark: 1.4 Finland: 1.69 World: 3.57 1985 Denmark: 1.45 Finland: 1.64 World: 3.53 1986 Denmark: 1.48 Finland: 1.6 World: 3.51 1987 Denmark: 1.5 Finland: 1.59 World: 3.48 1988 Denmark: 1.56 Finland: 1.69 World: 3.39 1989 Denmark: 1.62 Finland: 1.71 World: 3.35 1990 Denmark: 1.67 Finland: 1.78 World: 3.31 1991 Denmark: 1.68 Finland: 1.79 World: 3.13 1992 Denmark: 1.76 Finland: 1.85 World: 3.04 1993 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.81 World: 2.97 1994 Denmark: 1.81 Finland: 1.85 World: 2.92 1995 Denmark: 1.8 Finland: 1.81 World: 2.87 1996 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.78 World: 2.82 1997 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.75 World: 2.78 1998 Denmark: 1.72 Finland: 1.7 World: 2.75 1999 Denmark: 1.73 Finland: 1.73 World: 2.72 2000 Denmark: 1.77 Finland: 1.73 World: 2.73 2001 Denmark: 1.74 Finland: 1.73 World: 2.69 2002 Denmark: 1.72 Finland: 1.72 World: 2.66 2003 Denmark: 1.76 Finland: 1.76 World: 2.64 2004 Denmark: 1.78 Finland: 1.8 World: 2.63 2005 Denmark: 1.8 Finland: 1.8 World: 2.61 2006 Denmark: 1.85 Finland: 1.84 World: 2.61 2007 Denmark: 1.84 Finland: 1.83 World: 2.6 2008 Denmark: 1.89 Finland: 1.85 World: 2.6 2009 Denmark: 1.84 Finland: 1.86 World: 2.59 2010 Denmark: 1.87 Finland: 1.87 World: 2.57 2011 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.83 World: 2.55 2012 Denmark: 1.73 Finland: 1.8 World: 2.56 2013 Denmark: 1.67 Finland: 1.75 World: 2.53 2014 Denmark: 1.69 Finland: 1.71 World: 2.52 2015 Denmark: 1.71 Finland: 1.65 World: 2.49 2016 Denmark: 1.79 Finland: 1.57 World: 2.49 2017 Denmark: 1.75 Finland: 1.49 World: 2.46 2018 Denmark: 1.73 Finland: 1.41 World: 2.39 2019 Denmark: 1.7 Finland: 1.35 World: 2.35 2020 Denmark: 1.68 Finland: 1.37 World: 2.28 2021 Denmark: 1.72 Finland: 1.46 World: 2.25 2022 Denmark: 1.55 Finland: 1.32 World: 2.22 2023 Denmark: 1.5 Finland: 1.26 World: 2.2 2024 Denmark: 1.47 Finland: 1.25 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Denmark Finland World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Denmark: 9.1 Finland: 6.5 World: 5.12 1992 Denmark: 9.03 Finland: 11.6 World: 5.28 1993 Denmark: 10.72 Finland: 16.2 World: 5.54 1994 Denmark: 8.04 Finland: 16.43 World: 5.79 1995 Denmark: 6.99 Finland: 17.01 World: 5.92 1996 Denmark: 6.84 Finland: 15.57 World: 5.98 1997 Denmark: 5.4 Finland: 14.97 World: 6.01 1998 Denmark: 5.04 Finland: 13.21 World: 6.16 1999 Denmark: 5.14 Finland: 11.69 World: 6.28 2000 Denmark: 4.48 Finland: 11.13 World: 6.11 2001 Denmark: 4.16 Finland: 10.29 World: 6.19 2002 Denmark: 4.27 Finland: 10.42 World: 6.41 2003 Denmark: 5.4 Finland: 10.47 World: 6.48 2004 Denmark: 5.2 Finland: 10.36 World: 6.33 2005 Denmark: 4.83 Finland: 9.6 World: 6.22 2006 Denmark: 3.9 Finland: 8.94 World: 5.97 2007 Denmark: 3.8 Finland: 6.85 World: 5.77 2008 Denmark: 3.68 Finland: 6.37 World: 5.82 2009 Denmark: 6.41 Finland: 8.25 World: 6.41 2010 Denmark: 7.75 Finland: 8.39 World: 6.28 2011 Denmark: 7.77 Finland: 7.78 World: 6.15 2012 Denmark: 7.8 Finland: 7.69 World: 6.15 2013 Denmark: 7.38 Finland: 8.19 World: 6.1 2014 Denmark: 6.93 Finland: 8.66 World: 5.96 2015 Denmark: 6.28 Finland: 9.38 World: 6 2016 Denmark: 5.99 Finland: 8.82 World: 5.97 2017 Denmark: 5.83 Finland: 8.64 World: 5.9 2018 Denmark: 5.13 Finland: 7.36 World: 5.76 2019 Denmark: 5.02 Finland: 6.7 World: 5.59 2020 Denmark: 5.64 Finland: 7.76 World: 6.59 2021 Denmark: 5.07 Finland: 7.62 World: 6.05 2022 Denmark: 4.43 Finland: 6.72 World: 5.23 2023 Denmark: 5.09 Finland: 7.15 World: 4.85 2024 Denmark: 5.36 Finland: 8.4 World: 4.81 2025 Denmark: 5.53 Finland: 9.46 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Denmark Finland World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1970 Denmark: 12.57 Finland: 9.03 World: 4.14 1971 Denmark: 11.62 Finland: 8.89 World: 4.04 1972 Denmark: 11.97 Finland: 9.56 World: 4.16 1973 Denmark: 11.71 Finland: 10.38 World: 4.32 1974 Denmark: 10.38 Finland: 9.51 World: 4.23 1975 Denmark: 10.81 Finland: 9.5 World: 4.14 1976 Denmark: 11.9 Finland: 10.79 World: 4.31 1977 Denmark: 12.2 Finland: 10.69 World: 4.36 1978 Denmark: 12.15 Finland: 12.02 World: 4.42 1979 Denmark: 12.79 Finland: 11.94 World: 4.46 1980 Denmark: 12.66 Finland: 12.01 World: 4.33 1981 Denmark: 10.65 Finland: 10 World: 4.18 1982 Denmark: 11.11 Finland: 9.59 World: 4.05 1983 Denmark: 10.42 Finland: 9.2 World: 4.01 1984 Denmark: 10.75 Finland: 9.43 World: 4.07 1985 Denmark: 12.27 Finland: 10.29 World: 4.05 1986 Denmark: 12.38 Finland: 10.28 World: 4.04 1987 Denmark: 11.98 Finland: 11.2 World: 4.1 1988 Denmark: 11.21 Finland: 10.89 World: 4.16 1989 Denmark: 10.09 Finland: 10.86 World: 4.16 1990 Denmark: 10.2 Finland: 11.28 World: 4.15 1991 Denmark: 12.24 Finland: 11.35 World: 4.1 1992 Denmark: 11.1 Finland: 10.73 World: 4.01 1993 Denmark: 11.51 Finland: 10.93 World: 3.97 1994 Denmark: 12.23 Finland: 12.2 World: 3.94 1995 Denmark: 11.58 Finland: 11.5 World: 3.99 1996 Denmark: 14.06 Finland: 12.67 World: 4.01 1997 Denmark: 12.16 Finland: 12.21 World: 4.02 1998 Denmark: 11.36 Finland: 11.55 World: 3.98 1999 Denmark: 10.76 Finland: 11.4 World: 3.95 2000 Denmark: 9.95 Finland: 11.11 World: 4.01 2001 Denmark: 10.22 Finland: 12.25 World: 4.01 2002 Denmark: 10.09 Finland: 12.64 World: 4.02 2003 Denmark: 11.07 Finland: 14.21 World: 4.15 2004 Denmark: 10.01 Finland: 13.48 World: 4.28 2005 Denmark: 9.35 Finland: 11.1 World: 4.39 2006 Denmark: 10.78 Finland: 13.26 World: 4.48 2007 Denmark: 9.86 Finland: 12.87 World: 4.59 2008 Denmark: 9.21 Finland: 11.26 World: 4.56 2009 Denmark: 8.76 Finland: 10.69 World: 4.45 2010 Denmark: 8.75 Finland: 12.28 World: 4.67 2011 Denmark: 7.81 Finland: 10.81 World: 4.76 2012 Denmark: 6.9 Finland: 9.67 World: 4.77 2013 Denmark: 7.18 Finland: 9.81 World: 4.81 2014 Denmark: 6.41 Finland: 9.05 World: 4.78 2015 Denmark: 5.99 Finland: 8.39 World: 4.7 2016 Denmark: 6.23 Finland: 8.88 World: 4.65 2017 Denmark: 5.82 Finland: 8.36 World: 4.67 2018 Denmark: 5.79 Finland: 8.6 World: 4.73 2019 Denmark: 5.17 Finland: 7.99 World: 4.7 2020 Denmark: 4.77 Finland: 7.14 World: 4.47 2021 Denmark: 5.05 Finland: 7.09 World: 4.68 2022 Denmark: 4.83 Finland: 6.68 World: 4.67 2023 Denmark: 4.41 Finland: 5.89 World: 4.68 2024 Denmark: 4.28 Finland: 5.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Denmark Finland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Denmark: 82.74 Finland: 74.48 World: 15.6 2006 Denmark: 86.65 Finland: 79.66 World: 17.2 2007 Denmark: 85.03 Finland: 80.78 World: 20.2 2008 Denmark: 85.02 Finland: 83.67 World: 22.8 2009 Denmark: 86.84 Finland: 82.49 World: 25.3 2010 Denmark: 88.72 Finland: 86.89 World: 28.4 2011 Denmark: 89.81 Finland: 88.71 World: 30.9 2012 Denmark: 92.26 Finland: 89.88 World: 33.3 2013 Denmark: 94.63 Finland: 91.51 World: 35.3 2014 Denmark: 95.99 Finland: 86.53 World: 37.4 2015 Denmark: 96.33 Finland: 86.42 World: 39.9 2016 Denmark: 96.97 Finland: 87.7 World: 43.6 2017 Denmark: 97.1 Finland: 87.47 World: 46.3 2018 Denmark: 97.32 Finland: 88.89 World: 49.4 2019 Denmark: 98.05 Finland: 89.61 World: 53.9 2020 Denmark: 96.55 Finland: 92.17 World: 60.1 2021 Denmark: 98.87 Finland: 92.81 World: 63.8 2022 Denmark: 97.86 Finland: 92.99 World: 67 2023 Denmark: 98.78 Finland: 93.51 World: 69.2 2024 Denmark: 99.77 Finland: 93.72 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Denmark Finland
Population 6 mn 2025
114th of 215
5.6 mn 2025
117th of 215
Population density 148.7 /km² 2023
73rd of 214
18.4 /km² 2023
187th of 214
Population growth 0.54 % 2025
132nd of 215
0.47 % 2025
137th of 215
Life expectancy 82.3 years 2024
32nd of 215
82.3 years 2024
29th of 215
Fertility rate 1.47 2024
157th of 215
1.25 2024
191st of 215
Birth rate 9.5 ‰ 2024
165th of 215
7.8 ‰ 2024
191st of 215
Infant mortality 3.5 ‰ 2024
35th of 196
1.9 ‰ 2024
6th of 196
Urban population 88.8 % 2025
36th of 215
74.5 % 2025
74th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.1 % 2025
26th of 215
24.2 % 2025
7th of 215
Living in cities 29.6 % 2025
140th of 215
26.2 % 2025
153rd of 215
Living in towns 35.7 % 2025
84th of 215
35.2 % 2025
89th of 215
Living in rural areas 34.7 % 2025
62nd of 215
38.7 % 2025
52nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Denmark Finland
Human Development Index 0.962 2023
4th of 193
0.948 2023
12th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.909 2023
2nd of 169
0.891 2023
7th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.792 2023
10th of 156
0.748 2023
33rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.003 2023
1st of 172
0.021 2023
6th of 172

Economy

Indicator Denmark Finland
GDP 462.5 bn US$ 2025
34th of 186
317 bn US$ 2025
47th of 186
GDP per capita 76,970 US$ 2025
8th of 186
56,149 US$ 2025
20th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 83,218 int. $ 2025
13th of 185
65,884 int. $ 2025
25th of 185
GNI per capita 77,190 US$ 2025
8th of 182
55,250 US$ 2025
19th of 182
GDP growth 2.9 % 2025
107th of 186
0.2 % 2025
175th of 186
Inflation 1.9 % 2025
113th of 165
0.3 % 2025
145th of 165
Trade 129.2 % 2025
29th of 138
83.4 % 2025
66th of 138
Exports 70.1 % 2025
23rd of 138
42.3 % 2025
53rd of 138
FDI inflows 4.3 % 2024
55th of 192
-0.1 % 2025
81st of 192
Manufacturing 18.7 % 2025
23rd of 132
14.2 % 2025
43rd of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2025
144th of 158
2.6 % 2025
117th of 158
Tax revenue 33.4 % 2024
3rd of 89
25.3 % 2024
13th of 89
Military spending 2.4 % 2024
37th of 147
2.3 % 2024
40th of 147

Labour

Indicator Denmark Finland
Unemployment 5.5 % 2025
103rd of 181
9.5 % 2025
146th of 181
Youth unemployment 11.7 % 2025
88th of 181
21.5 % 2025
142nd of 181
Women in the labour force 60.8 % 2025
46th of 181
56.5 % 2025
72nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.6 % 2025
160th of 181
3.5 % 2025
139th of 181
Weekly hours worked 28.9 h 2025
176th of 181
29.1 h 2025
175th of 181
Youth NEET rate 6.9 % 2025
14th of 181
8.2 % 2025
24th of 181
Labour income share 56.3 % 2024
15th of 114
54.0 % 2024
25th of 114
Output per hour 92.2 $ 2025
7th of 181
80.5 $ 2025
15th of 181

Health

Indicator Denmark Finland
Health spending 9.4 % 2024
34th of 192
10.5 % 2023
23rd of 192
Health spending per person 6,745 US$ 2024
10th of 191
5,515 US$ 2023
17th of 191
Physicians 4.50 /1,000 2021 3.61 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 4.0 ‰ 2024
33rd of 196
2.4 ‰ 2024
6th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
16th of 194
8 /100k 2023
38th of 194
Tobacco use 15.7 % 2024
66th of 166
21.4 % 2024
97th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.9 % 2024
12th of 147
99.6 % 2024
21st of 147

Food

Indicator Denmark Finland
Calories per person 3,734 kcal 2023
8th of 155
3,346 kcal 2023
42nd of 155
Protein supply 126.4 g 2022
10th of 174
125.6 g 2022
12th of 174
Animal protein supply 87.5 g 2022
4th of 174
78.9 g 2022
12th of 174
Fat supply 157.8 g 2022
12th of 174
125.4 g 2022
45th of 174
Food insecurity 6.2 % 2024
18th of 134
13.3 % 2024
52nd of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.9 % 2024
31st of 124
2.9 % 2024
41st of 124
Cereal import dependency -7.1 % 2022
131st of 160
-1.2 % 2022
128th of 160

Education

Indicator Denmark Finland
Secondary enrolment 125.6 % 2024
5th of 108
142.4 % 2024
2nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 79.0 % 2024
21st of 128
110.3 % 2024
3rd of 128
Education spending 6.4 % 2022 6.4 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.7 yrs 2023
13th of 195
19.5 yrs 2023
5th of 195
Mean schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
15th of 193
13.0 yrs 2023
17th of 193

Society

Indicator Denmark Finland
Income inequality 29.9 2023
15th of 93
27.4 2023
10th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2023
18th of 93
0.2 % 2023
12th of 93
Internet use 99.8 % 2024
4th of 182
93.7 % 2024
37th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 126.7 /100 2024
55th of 151
125.9 /100 2024
62nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
30th of 213
100.0 % 2024
35th of 213
Women in parliament 43.6 % 2025
19th of 184
45.5 % 2025
13th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Denmark Finland
Refugees hosted 95,007 2025
53rd of 177
102,544 2025
52nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.8 ‰ 2025
29th of 177
18.2 ‰ 2025
26th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 2,738 2025
85th of 177
1,879 2025
88th of 177
Refugees from the country 21 2025
170th of 199
5 2025
189th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
184th of 199
0.0 ‰ 2025
189th of 199

Governance

Indicator Denmark Finland
Control of corruption 94.2 /100 2024
1st of 207
92.2 /100 2024
2nd of 207
Government effectiveness 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 205
86.7 /100 2024
8th of 205
Rule of law 91.5 /100 2024
2nd of 207
91.8 /100 2024
1st of 207
Regulatory quality 85.3 /100 2024
3rd of 205
85.8 /100 2024
2nd of 205
Voice and accountability 90.0 /100 2024
2nd of 205
89.3 /100 2024
3rd of 205
Political stability 79.0 /100 2024
55th of 207
80.1 /100 2024
48th of 207

Environment

Indicator Denmark Finland
CO₂ per capita 4.28 t 2024
141st of 202
5.54 t 2024
159th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 28.4 Mt 2024
79th of 204
29.8 Mt 2024
76th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.07 % 2024
79th of 204
0.08 % 2024
76th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 4.2 Gt 2024
46th of 204
3.3 Gt 2024
53rd of 204
GHG per capita 6.40 t 2024
146th of 202
8.66 t 2024
163rd of 202
Renewable energy 39.5 % 2021
62nd of 211
50.2 % 2021
49th of 211
Forest area 15.8 % 2023
141st of 212
73.7 % 2023
11th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.5 µg/m³ 2023
28th of 200
4.6 µg/m³ 2023
8th of 200
Water stress 25.3 % 2022
118th of 176
7.1 % 2022
72nd of 176
Land area 40,000 km² 2023
131st of 214
303,960 km² 2023
71st of 214

Energy

Indicator Denmark Finland
Renewable electricity 94.2 % 2025
21st of 190
56.5 % 2025
58th of 190
Wind and solar 72.1 % 2025
1st of 190
28.6 % 2025
23rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
66th of 180
39.9 % 2025
7th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 94.2 % 2025
26th of 190
96.4 % 2025
17th of 190
Fossil electricity 5.8 % 2025
26th of 190
3.6 % 2025
17th of 190
Coal power 0.5 % 2025
131st of 188
0.2 % 2025
117th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 100 g/kWh 2025
36th of 190
57 g/kWh 2025
17th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.98 MWh 2025
38th of 191
15.61 MWh 2025
9th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.