Denmark vs Sweden

Denmark (Europe) and Sweden (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 Sweden World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Denmark: 1,389.02 Sweden: 2,128.36 World: 452.65 1961 Denmark: 1,530.54 Sweden: 2,304.47 World: 471.93 1962 Denmark: 1,711.22 Sweden: 2,485.47 World: 496.11 1963 Denmark: 1,807.25 Sweden: 2,675.07 World: 525.19 1964 Denmark: 2,049.4 Sweden: 2,961.03 World: 563.85 1965 Denmark: 2,284.23 Sweden: 3,227.88 World: 601.89 1966 Denmark: 2,487.14 Sweden: 3,477.9 World: 638.97 1967 Denmark: 2,700.75 Sweden: 3,746.2 World: 664.4 1968 Denmark: 2,776.14 Sweden: 3,953.08 World: 703.46 1969 Denmark: 3,151.13 Sweden: 4,262.93 World: 761.11 1970 Denmark: 3,464.46 Sweden: 4,729.35 World: 817.68 1971 Denmark: 3,845.6 Sweden: 5,125.27 World: 884.88 1972 Denmark: 4,653.96 Sweden: 6,018.39 World: 1,002 1973 Denmark: 6,116.89 Sweden: 7,290.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Denmark: 6,763.87 Sweden: 8,078.19 World: 1,362.19 1975 Denmark: 7,988.16 Sweden: 10,102.64 World: 1,488.94 1976 Denmark: 8,773.34 Sweden: 10,852.52 World: 1,589.73 1977 Denmark: 9,769.58 Sweden: 11,432.02 World: 1,766.28 1978 Denmark: 11,817.63 Sweden: 12,602.22 World: 2,055.49 1979 Denmark: 13,757.23 Sweden: 14,855.6 World: 2,335.19 1980 Denmark: 13,822.16 Sweden: 17,073.04 World: 2,587.01 1981 Denmark: 12,000.21 Sweden: 15,563.83 World: 2,628.62 1982 Denmark: 11,740.22 Sweden: 13,719.05 World: 2,554.08 1983 Denmark: 11,796.57 Sweden: 12,589.95 World: 2,561.17 1984 Denmark: 11,516.68 Sweden: 13,080.03 World: 2,614.33 1985 Denmark: 12,212.79 Sweden: 13,647.04 World: 2,690.59 1986 Denmark: 17,136.63 Sweden: 17,954.95 World: 3,118.57 1987 Denmark: 21,295.68 Sweden: 21,760.96 World: 3,487.88 1988 Denmark: 22,524.58 Sweden: 24,499.12 World: 3,829.99 1989 Denmark: 21,882.15 Sweden: 25,625.02 World: 3,930.51 1990 Denmark: 26,885.7 Sweden: 30,549.32 World: 4,338.94 1991 Denmark: 27,002.81 Sweden: 31,776.67 World: 4,453.9 1992 Denmark: 29,579.49 Sweden: 32,753.43 World: 4,679.98 1993 Denmark: 27,581.72 Sweden: 24,389.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Denmark: 29,967.83 Sweden: 26,045.52 World: 4,967.01 1995 Denmark: 35,321.1 Sweden: 30,254.03 World: 5,463.2 1996 Denmark: 35,621.99 Sweden: 33,022.24 World: 5,507.22 1997 Denmark: 32,779.88 Sweden: 30,324.18 World: 5,408.57 1998 Denmark: 33,346.49 Sweden: 30,605.37 World: 5,302.34 1999 Denmark: 33,426.24 Sweden: 30,968.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Denmark: 30,722.03 Sweden: 29,632.59 World: 5,512.56 2001 Denmark: 30,768.48 Sweden: 27,259.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Denmark: 33,257.16 Sweden: 29,957.78 World: 5,539.32 2003 Denmark: 40,519.1 Sweden: 37,292.24 World: 6,129.87 2004 Denmark: 46,625.05 Sweden: 42,758 World: 6,818 2005 Denmark: 48,925.81 Sweden: 43,378.41 World: 7,290.57 2006 Denmark: 52,119.18 Sweden: 46,531.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Denmark: 58,631.66 Sweden: 53,568.31 World: 8,685.33 2008 Denmark: 64,616.67 Sweden: 55,817.18 World: 9,425.74 2009 Denmark: 58,412.75 Sweden: 46,707.64 World: 8,827.04 2010 Denmark: 58,104.54 Sweden: 52,542.58 World: 9,555.07 2011 Denmark: 61,809.74 Sweden: 60,379.48 World: 10,496.93 2012 Denmark: 58,443.77 Sweden: 57,749.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Denmark: 61,377.59 Sweden: 60,843.99 World: 10,759.35 2014 Denmark: 62,520.45 Sweden: 59,583.46 World: 10,912.24 2015 Denmark: 53,094.01 Sweden: 51,188.17 World: 10,191.98 2016 Denmark: 54,500.93 Sweden: 51,703.51 World: 10,239.47 2017 Denmark: 57,521.55 Sweden: 53,210.22 World: 10,784.4 2018 Denmark: 61,324.77 Sweden: 54,018.46 World: 11,344.73 2019 Denmark: 59,404.27 Sweden: 51,648.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Denmark: 60,985.49 Sweden: 52,568.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Denmark: 69,340.73 Sweden: 60,647.54 World: 12,472.91 2022 Denmark: 67,781.09 Sweden: 54,836.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Denmark: 68,043.55 Sweden: 54,950.28 World: 13,313.86 2024 Denmark: 71,026.48 Sweden: 57,222.71 World: 13,717.09 2025 Denmark: 76,970.15 Sweden: 63,133.21 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Denmark Sweden World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Denmark: 72.18 Sweden: 73.01 World: 50.94 1961 Denmark: 72.44 Sweden: 73.47 World: 52.8 1962 Denmark: 72.32 Sweden: 73.35 World: 55.29 1963 Denmark: 72.4 Sweden: 73.56 World: 55.65 1964 Denmark: 72.49 Sweden: 73.73 World: 56.1 1965 Denmark: 72.37 Sweden: 73.86 World: 55.93 1966 Denmark: 72.44 Sweden: 74.08 World: 56.45 1967 Denmark: 72.92 Sweden: 74.12 World: 56.9 1968 Denmark: 73.12 Sweden: 73.97 World: 57.34 1969 Denmark: 73.22 Sweden: 74.08 World: 57.68 1970 Denmark: 73.34 Sweden: 74.65 World: 57.94 1971 Denmark: 73.41 Sweden: 74.62 World: 58.02 1972 Denmark: 73.44 Sweden: 74.72 World: 58.84 1973 Denmark: 73.68 Sweden: 74.87 World: 59.3 1974 Denmark: 73.81 Sweden: 74.98 World: 59.7 1975 Denmark: 74.08 Sweden: 74.98 World: 60.13 1976 Denmark: 73.74 Sweden: 74.97 World: 60.45 1977 Denmark: 74.63 Sweden: 75.38 World: 61.04 1978 Denmark: 74.39 Sweden: 75.47 World: 61.39 1979 Denmark: 74.22 Sweden: 75.52 World: 61.84 1980 Denmark: 74.1 Sweden: 75.74 World: 62.15 1981 Denmark: 74.23 Sweden: 76.03 World: 62.52 1982 Denmark: 74.55 Sweden: 76.33 World: 62.87 1983 Denmark: 74.42 Sweden: 76.55 World: 63.13 1984 Denmark: 74.56 Sweden: 76.82 World: 63.44 1985 Denmark: 74.43 Sweden: 76.67 World: 63.73 1986 Denmark: 74.58 Sweden: 76.93 World: 64.12 1987 Denmark: 74.69 Sweden: 77.09 World: 64.46 1988 Denmark: 74.77 Sweden: 76.98 World: 64.67 1989 Denmark: 74.8 Sweden: 77.73 World: 64.96 1990 Denmark: 74.81 Sweden: 77.54 World: 65.11 1991 Denmark: 75.16 Sweden: 77.67 World: 65.3 1992 Denmark: 75.19 Sweden: 78 World: 65.55 1993 Denmark: 75.12 Sweden: 78.06 World: 65.74 1994 Denmark: 75.38 Sweden: 78.65 World: 65.96 1995 Denmark: 75.21 Sweden: 78.74 World: 66.2 1996 Denmark: 75.59 Sweden: 78.96 World: 66.52 1997 Denmark: 75.95 Sweden: 79.2 World: 66.83 1998 Denmark: 76.14 Sweden: 79.34 World: 67.07 1999 Denmark: 76.34 Sweden: 79.44 World: 67.31 2000 Denmark: 76.59 Sweden: 79.64 World: 67.65 2001 Denmark: 76.79 Sweden: 79.8 World: 67.95 2002 Denmark: 76.9 Sweden: 79.85 World: 68.23 2003 Denmark: 77.14 Sweden: 80.1 World: 68.52 2004 Denmark: 77.49 Sweden: 80.5 World: 68.77 2005 Denmark: 77.84 Sweden: 80.55 World: 69.11 2006 Denmark: 78.1 Sweden: 80.75 World: 69.47 2007 Denmark: 78.2 Sweden: 80.9 World: 69.81 2008 Denmark: 78.45 Sweden: 81.1 World: 70 2009 Denmark: 78.6 Sweden: 81.35 World: 70.38 2010 Denmark: 79.1 Sweden: 81.45 World: 70.68 2011 Denmark: 79.8 Sweden: 81.8 World: 70.97 2012 Denmark: 80.05 Sweden: 81.7 World: 71.26 2013 Denmark: 80.3 Sweden: 81.96 World: 71.53 2014 Denmark: 80.7 Sweden: 82.25 World: 71.78 2015 Denmark: 80.7 Sweden: 82.2 World: 71.97 2016 Denmark: 80.85 Sweden: 82.31 World: 72.19 2017 Denmark: 81.1 Sweden: 82.41 World: 72.37 2018 Denmark: 80.95 Sweden: 82.56 World: 72.64 2019 Denmark: 81.45 Sweden: 83.11 World: 72.87 2020 Denmark: 81.6 Sweden: 82.36 World: 72.18 2021 Denmark: 81.4 Sweden: 83.06 World: 71.22 2022 Denmark: 81.3 Sweden: 83.06 World: 72.97 2023 Denmark: 81.75 Sweden: 83.31 World: 73.33 2024 Denmark: 82.25 Sweden: 84.06 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Denmark Sweden World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Denmark: 2.57 Sweden: 2.17 World: 4.69 1961 Denmark: 2.55 Sweden: 2.21 World: 4.56 1962 Denmark: 2.55 Sweden: 2.25 World: 5.02 1963 Denmark: 2.67 Sweden: 2.33 World: 5.31 1964 Denmark: 2.6 Sweden: 2.47 World: 5.13 1965 Denmark: 2.61 Sweden: 2.39 World: 5.08 1966 Denmark: 2.62 Sweden: 2.37 World: 4.97 1967 Denmark: 2.35 Sweden: 2.28 World: 4.87 1968 Denmark: 2.12 Sweden: 2.07 World: 4.98 1969 Denmark: 2 Sweden: 1.93 World: 4.88 1970 Denmark: 1.95 Sweden: 1.92 World: 4.84 1971 Denmark: 2.04 Sweden: 1.96 World: 4.69 1972 Denmark: 2.03 Sweden: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Denmark: 1.92 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.42 1974 Denmark: 1.9 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.26 1975 Denmark: 1.92 Sweden: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.97 1977 Denmark: 1.66 Sweden: 1.64 World: 3.84 1978 Denmark: 1.67 Sweden: 1.6 World: 3.77 1979 Denmark: 1.6 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.76 1980 Denmark: 1.55 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.73 1981 Denmark: 1.44 Sweden: 1.63 World: 3.71 1982 Denmark: 1.43 Sweden: 1.62 World: 3.72 1983 Denmark: 1.38 Sweden: 1.61 World: 3.59 1984 Denmark: 1.4 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.57 1985 Denmark: 1.45 Sweden: 1.74 World: 3.53 1986 Denmark: 1.48 Sweden: 1.8 World: 3.51 1987 Denmark: 1.5 Sweden: 1.84 World: 3.48 1988 Denmark: 1.56 Sweden: 1.96 World: 3.39 1989 Denmark: 1.62 Sweden: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Denmark: 1.67 Sweden: 2.13 World: 3.31 1991 Denmark: 1.68 Sweden: 2.11 World: 3.13 1992 Denmark: 1.76 Sweden: 2.09 World: 3.04 1993 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.99 World: 2.97 1994 Denmark: 1.81 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.92 1995 Denmark: 1.8 Sweden: 1.73 World: 2.87 1996 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.6 World: 2.82 1997 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.52 World: 2.78 1998 Denmark: 1.72 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.75 1999 Denmark: 1.73 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.72 2000 Denmark: 1.77 Sweden: 1.54 World: 2.73 2001 Denmark: 1.74 Sweden: 1.57 World: 2.69 2002 Denmark: 1.72 Sweden: 1.65 World: 2.66 2003 Denmark: 1.76 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.64 2004 Denmark: 1.78 Sweden: 1.75 World: 2.63 2005 Denmark: 1.8 Sweden: 1.77 World: 2.61 2006 Denmark: 1.85 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.61 2007 Denmark: 1.84 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.6 2008 Denmark: 1.89 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.6 2009 Denmark: 1.84 Sweden: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Denmark: 1.87 Sweden: 1.98 World: 2.57 2011 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.9 World: 2.55 2012 Denmark: 1.73 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.56 2013 Denmark: 1.67 Sweden: 1.89 World: 2.53 2014 Denmark: 1.69 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.52 2015 Denmark: 1.71 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2016 Denmark: 1.79 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2017 Denmark: 1.75 Sweden: 1.78 World: 2.46 2018 Denmark: 1.73 Sweden: 1.76 World: 2.39 2019 Denmark: 1.7 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Denmark: 1.68 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.28 2021 Denmark: 1.72 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.25 2022 Denmark: 1.55 Sweden: 1.53 World: 2.22 2023 Denmark: 1.5 Sweden: 1.45 World: 2.2 2024 Denmark: 1.47 Sweden: 1.43 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Denmark Sweden World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Denmark: 9.1 Sweden: 3.24 World: 5.12 1992 Denmark: 9.03 Sweden: 5.72 World: 5.28 1993 Denmark: 10.72 Sweden: 9.33 World: 5.54 1994 Denmark: 8.04 Sweden: 9.58 World: 5.79 1995 Denmark: 6.99 Sweden: 8.9 World: 5.92 1996 Denmark: 6.84 Sweden: 9.55 World: 5.98 1997 Denmark: 5.4 Sweden: 10.36 World: 6.01 1998 Denmark: 5.04 Sweden: 8.94 World: 6.16 1999 Denmark: 5.14 Sweden: 7.61 World: 6.28 2000 Denmark: 4.48 Sweden: 5.47 World: 6.11 2001 Denmark: 4.16 Sweden: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Denmark: 4.27 Sweden: 4.97 World: 6.41 2003 Denmark: 5.4 Sweden: 5.56 World: 6.48 2004 Denmark: 5.2 Sweden: 6.69 World: 6.33 2005 Denmark: 4.83 Sweden: 7.81 World: 6.22 2006 Denmark: 3.9 Sweden: 7.07 World: 5.97 2007 Denmark: 3.8 Sweden: 6.16 World: 5.77 2008 Denmark: 3.68 Sweden: 6.24 World: 5.82 2009 Denmark: 6.41 Sweden: 8.35 World: 6.41 2010 Denmark: 7.75 Sweden: 8.61 World: 6.28 2011 Denmark: 7.77 Sweden: 7.8 World: 6.15 2012 Denmark: 7.8 Sweden: 7.98 World: 6.15 2013 Denmark: 7.38 Sweden: 8.05 World: 6.1 2014 Denmark: 6.93 Sweden: 7.95 World: 5.96 2015 Denmark: 6.28 Sweden: 7.43 World: 6 2016 Denmark: 5.99 Sweden: 6.99 World: 5.97 2017 Denmark: 5.83 Sweden: 6.72 World: 5.9 2018 Denmark: 5.13 Sweden: 6.37 World: 5.76 2019 Denmark: 5.02 Sweden: 6.83 World: 5.59 2020 Denmark: 5.64 Sweden: 8.29 World: 6.59 2021 Denmark: 5.07 Sweden: 8.8 World: 6.05 2022 Denmark: 4.43 Sweden: 7.42 World: 5.23 2023 Denmark: 5.09 Sweden: 7.61 World: 4.85 2024 Denmark: 5.36 Sweden: 8.4 World: 4.81 2025 Denmark: 5.53 Sweden: 8.69 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Denmark Sweden World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1970 Denmark: 12.57 Sweden: 11.96 World: 4.14 1971 Denmark: 11.62 Sweden: 10.99 World: 4.04 1972 Denmark: 11.97 Sweden: 10.98 World: 4.16 1973 Denmark: 11.71 Sweden: 11.09 World: 4.32 1974 Denmark: 10.38 Sweden: 10.23 World: 4.23 1975 Denmark: 10.81 Sweden: 10.41 World: 4.14 1976 Denmark: 11.9 Sweden: 11.24 World: 4.31 1977 Denmark: 12.2 Sweden: 10.72 World: 4.36 1978 Denmark: 12.15 Sweden: 10.03 World: 4.42 1979 Denmark: 12.79 Sweden: 10.38 World: 4.46 1980 Denmark: 12.66 Sweden: 9.46 World: 4.33 1981 Denmark: 10.65 Sweden: 8.54 World: 4.18 1982 Denmark: 11.11 Sweden: 7.8 World: 4.05 1983 Denmark: 10.42 Sweden: 7.09 World: 4.01 1984 Denmark: 10.75 Sweden: 7.03 World: 4.07 1985 Denmark: 12.27 Sweden: 7.49 World: 4.05 1986 Denmark: 12.38 Sweden: 7.67 World: 4.04 1987 Denmark: 11.98 Sweden: 7.41 World: 4.1 1988 Denmark: 11.21 Sweden: 7.17 World: 4.16 1989 Denmark: 10.09 Sweden: 6.78 World: 4.16 1990 Denmark: 10.2 Sweden: 6.68 World: 4.15 1991 Denmark: 12.24 Sweden: 6.69 World: 4.1 1992 Denmark: 11.1 Sweden: 6.94 World: 4.01 1993 Denmark: 11.51 Sweden: 6.91 World: 3.97 1994 Denmark: 12.23 Sweden: 7.17 World: 3.94 1995 Denmark: 11.58 Sweden: 7.1 World: 3.99 1996 Denmark: 14.06 Sweden: 7.66 World: 4.01 1997 Denmark: 12.16 Sweden: 6.99 World: 4.02 1998 Denmark: 11.36 Sweden: 7.12 World: 3.98 1999 Denmark: 10.76 Sweden: 6.96 World: 3.95 2000 Denmark: 9.95 Sweden: 6.54 World: 4.01 2001 Denmark: 10.22 Sweden: 6.53 World: 4.01 2002 Denmark: 10.09 Sweden: 6.65 World: 4.02 2003 Denmark: 11.07 Sweden: 6.66 World: 4.15 2004 Denmark: 10.01 Sweden: 6.46 World: 4.28 2005 Denmark: 9.35 Sweden: 6.04 World: 4.39 2006 Denmark: 10.78 Sweden: 6.07 World: 4.48 2007 Denmark: 9.86 Sweden: 5.78 World: 4.59 2008 Denmark: 9.21 Sweden: 5.61 World: 4.56 2009 Denmark: 8.76 Sweden: 5.05 World: 4.45 2010 Denmark: 8.75 Sweden: 5.64 World: 4.67 2011 Denmark: 7.81 Sweden: 5.13 World: 4.76 2012 Denmark: 6.9 Sweden: 4.8 World: 4.77 2013 Denmark: 7.18 Sweden: 4.58 World: 4.81 2014 Denmark: 6.41 Sweden: 4.41 World: 4.78 2015 Denmark: 5.99 Sweden: 4.38 World: 4.7 2016 Denmark: 6.23 Sweden: 4.28 World: 4.65 2017 Denmark: 5.82 Sweden: 4.16 World: 4.67 2018 Denmark: 5.79 Sweden: 3.9 World: 4.73 2019 Denmark: 5.17 Sweden: 3.84 World: 4.7 2020 Denmark: 4.77 Sweden: 3.67 World: 4.47 2021 Denmark: 5.05 Sweden: 3.89 World: 4.68 2022 Denmark: 4.83 Sweden: 3.6 World: 4.67 2023 Denmark: 4.41 Sweden: 3.48 World: 4.68 2024 Denmark: 4.28 Sweden: 3.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Denmark Sweden World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Denmark: 82.74 Sweden: 84.83 World: 15.6 2006 Denmark: 86.65 Sweden: 87.76 World: 17.2 2007 Denmark: 85.03 Sweden: 82.01 World: 20.2 2008 Denmark: 85.02 Sweden: 90 World: 22.8 2009 Denmark: 86.84 Sweden: 91 World: 25.3 2010 Denmark: 88.72 Sweden: 90 World: 28.4 2011 Denmark: 89.81 Sweden: 92.77 World: 30.9 2012 Denmark: 92.26 Sweden: 93.18 World: 33.3 2013 Denmark: 94.63 Sweden: 94.78 World: 35.3 2014 Denmark: 95.99 Sweden: 92.52 World: 37.4 2015 Denmark: 96.33 Sweden: 90.61 World: 39.9 2016 Denmark: 96.97 Sweden: 89.65 World: 43.6 2017 Denmark: 97.1 Sweden: 93.01 World: 46.3 2018 Denmark: 97.32 Sweden: 89.25 World: 49.4 2019 Denmark: 98.05 Sweden: 94.49 World: 53.9 2020 Denmark: 96.55 Sweden: 94.54 World: 60.1 2021 Denmark: 98.87 Sweden: 94.67 World: 63.8 2022 Denmark: 97.86 Sweden: 95.01 World: 67 2023 Denmark: 98.78 Sweden: 95.7 World: 69.2 2024 Denmark: 99.77 Sweden: 95.53 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Population 6 mn 2025
114th of 215		 10.6 mn 2025
92nd of 215
Population density 148.7 /km² 2023
73rd of 214		 25.9 /km² 2023
178th of 214
Population growth 0.54 % 2025
132nd of 215		 0.25 % 2025
156th of 215
Life expectancy 82.3 years 2024
32nd of 215		 84.1 years 2024
9th of 215
Fertility rate 1.47 2024
157th of 215		 1.43 2024
170th of 215
Birth rate 9.5 ‰ 2024
165th of 215		 9.3 ‰ 2024
167th of 215
Infant mortality 3.5 ‰ 2024
35th of 196		 2.0 ‰ 2024
10th of 196
Urban population 88.8 % 2025
36th of 215		 89.1 % 2025
34th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.1 % 2025
26th of 215		 20.9 % 2025
29th of 215
Living in cities 29.6 % 2025
140th of 215		 33.4 % 2025
126th of 215
Living in towns 35.7 % 2025
84th of 215		 36.0 % 2025
81st of 215
Living in rural areas 34.7 % 2025
62nd of 215		 30.5 % 2025
78th of 215

Human development

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Human Development Index 0.962 2023
4th of 193		 0.959 2023
6th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.909 2023
2nd of 169		 0.886 2023
10th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.792 2023
10th of 156		 0.810 2023
3rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.003 2023
1st of 172		 0.007 2023
3rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Denmark Sweden
GDP 462.5 bn US$ 2025
34th of 186		 669 bn US$ 2025
25th of 186
GDP per capita 76,970 US$ 2025
8th of 186		 63,133 US$ 2025
13th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 83,218 int. $ 2025
13th of 185		 72,529 int. $ 2025
20th of 185
GNI per capita 77,190 US$ 2025
8th of 182		 63,010 US$ 2025
12th of 182
GDP growth 2.9 % 2025
107th of 186		 1.5 % 2025
146th of 186
Inflation 1.9 % 2025
113th of 165		 0.7 % 2025
140th of 165
Trade 129.2 % 2025
29th of 138		 104.3 % 2025
40th of 138
Exports 70.1 % 2025
23rd of 138		 53.2 % 2025
35th of 138
FDI inflows 4.3 % 2024
55th of 192		 2.9 % 2025
48th of 192
Manufacturing 18.7 % 2025
23rd of 132		 12.5 % 2025
59th of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2025
144th of 158		 1.5 % 2025
136th of 158
Tax revenue 33.4 % 2024
3rd of 89		 27.2 % 2024
8th of 89
Military spending 2.4 % 2024
37th of 147		 2.0 % 2024
58th of 147

Labour

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Unemployment 5.5 % 2025
103rd of 181		 8.7 % 2025
138th of 181
Youth unemployment 11.7 % 2025
88th of 181		 24.3 % 2025
148th of 181
Women in the labour force 60.8 % 2025
46th of 181		 61.5 % 2025
42nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.6 % 2025
160th of 181		 1.8 % 2025
158th of 181
Weekly hours worked 28.9 h 2025
176th of 181		 29.2 h 2025
173rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 6.9 % 2025
14th of 181		 5.6 % 2025
7th of 181
Labour income share 56.3 % 2024
15th of 114		 54.3 % 2024
23rd of 114
Output per hour 92.2 $ 2025
7th of 181		 83.9 $ 2025
11th of 181

Health

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Health spending 9.4 % 2024
34th of 192		 11.2 % 2024
15th of 192
Health spending per person 6,745 US$ 2024
10th of 191		 6,485 US$ 2024
14th of 191
Physicians 4.50 /1,000 2021 4.41 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 4.0 ‰ 2024
33rd of 196		 2.4 ‰ 2024
9th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
16th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
22nd of 194
Tobacco use 15.7 % 2024
66th of 166		 20.3 % 2024
89th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.9 % 2024
12th of 147		 99.8 % 2024
17th of 147

Food

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Calories per person 3,734 kcal 2023
8th of 155		 3,367 kcal 2023
38th of 155
Protein supply 126.4 g 2022
10th of 174		 112.6 g 2022
32nd of 174
Animal protein supply 87.5 g 2022
4th of 174		 72.0 g 2022
27th of 174
Fat supply 157.8 g 2022
12th of 174		 140.8 g 2022
25th of 174
Food insecurity 6.2 % 2024
18th of 134		 7.9 % 2024
30th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.9 % 2024
31st of 124		 3.2 % 2024
46th of 124
Cereal import dependency -7.1 % 2022
131st of 160		 -13.4 % 2022
136th of 160

Education

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Secondary enrolment 125.6 % 2024
5th of 108		 132.0 % 2024
3rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 79.0 % 2024
21st of 128		 84.0 % 2024
20th of 128
Education spending 6.4 % 2022 7.3 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.7 yrs 2023
13th of 195		 19.0 yrs 2023
9th of 195
Mean schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
15th of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
24th of 193

Society

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Income inequality 29.9 2023
15th of 93		 29.3 2023
20th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2023
18th of 93		 0.8 % 2023
42nd of 93
Internet use 99.8 % 2024
4th of 182		 95.8 % 2025
25th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 126.7 /100 2024
55th of 151		 140.7 /100 2024
31st of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
30th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
100th of 213
Women in parliament 43.6 % 2025
19th of 184		 45.0 % 2025
15th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Refugees hosted 95,007 2025
53rd of 177		 144,116 2025
42nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.8 ‰ 2025
29th of 177		 13.5 ‰ 2025
38th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 2,738 2025
85th of 177		 4,661 2025
69th of 177
Refugees from the country 21 2025
170th of 199		 128 2025
144th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
184th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
160th of 199

Governance

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Control of corruption 94.2 /100 2024
1st of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
6th of 207
Government effectiveness 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 205		 85.8 /100 2024
10th of 205
Rule of law 91.5 /100 2024
2nd of 207		 86.7 /100 2024
7th of 207
Regulatory quality 85.3 /100 2024
3rd of 205		 81.2 /100 2024
11th of 205
Voice and accountability 90.0 /100 2024
2nd of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
4th of 205
Political stability 79.0 /100 2024
55th of 207		 76.2 /100 2024
66th of 207

Environment

Indicator Denmark Sweden
CO₂ per capita 4.28 t 2024
141st of 202		 3.57 t 2024
122nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 28.4 Mt 2024
79th of 204		 38.1 Mt 2024
63rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.07 % 2024
79th of 204		 0.10 % 2024
63rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 4.2 Gt 2024
46th of 204		 5.1 Gt 2024
43rd of 204
GHG per capita 6.40 t 2024
146th of 202		 4.97 t 2024
115th of 202
Renewable energy 39.5 % 2021
62nd of 211		 57.9 % 2021
40th of 211
Forest area 15.8 % 2023
141st of 212		 68.7 % 2023
18th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.5 µg/m³ 2023
28th of 200		 5.3 µg/m³ 2023
16th of 200
Water stress 25.3 % 2022
118th of 176		 3.6 % 2022
43rd of 176
Land area 40,000 km² 2023
131st of 214		 407,270 km² 2023
59th of 214

Energy

Indicator Denmark Sweden
Renewable electricity 94.2 % 2025
21st of 190		 71.2 % 2025
44th of 190
Wind and solar 72.1 % 2025
1st of 190		 25.4 % 2025
22nd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
66th of 180		 27.5 % 2025
12th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 94.2 % 2025
26th of 190		 98.8 % 2025
10th of 190
Fossil electricity 5.8 % 2025
26th of 190		 1.2 % 2025
10th of 190
Coal power 0.5 % 2025
131st of 188		 0.0 % 2025
92nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 100 g/kWh 2025
36th of 190		 35 g/kWh 2025
11th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.98 MWh 2025
38th of 191		 12.83 MWh 2025
11th 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.