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Denmark

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Key facts

  • currency: Danish krone
  • capital city: Copenhagen
  • region: Northern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 40,000 km²
  • population: 5,946,952 people
  • political leader: Mette Frederiksen (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [56°0′N, 10°0′E]

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Summary

Denmark is a country. The capital city is Copenhagen, located in the Northern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 40,000 km², a population of 5,946,952 people and uses the currency Danish krone. The Prime Minister is Mette Frederiksen.

Environment

Denmark is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Northern Europe and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 26,180.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 11.75 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 29.16 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 24.54 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 6.27 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.06 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 1.08 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 65.44 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 1.77 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.55 births per woman
  • Forest area: 6,293 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 64.93 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 45.80 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 37.20
  • Methane emissions: 11.15 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 4.92 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 2,988,010 people
  • Male population: 2,958,942 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 39.50 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 40,365.63 km²
  • Rural population: 684,197 people
  • Urban land area: 2,235.49 km²
  • Urban population: 5,262,755 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 8.65 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Denmark by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Denmark

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Denmark

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Denmark

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Denmark

Denmark relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Denmark relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Denmark

Denmark relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Denmark

Denmark relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Denmark

Denmark relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Denmark relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Denmark relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Denmark

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Denmark

Evolution of historical land area in Denmark

Evolution of historical median age in Denmark

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Denmark

Denmark relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Denmark relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Denmark relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Denmark relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Denmark relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Denmark relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Denmark

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Denmark relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Denmark relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Denmark relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Denmark

Denmark relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Denmark

Evolution of historical male population in Denmark

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Denmark

Evolution of historical rural land area in Denmark

Evolution of historical rural population in Denmark

Denmark relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical urban land area in Denmark

Denmark relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Denmark

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Denmark

Denmark relationship between date and population over time

Denmark relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Denmark

Denmark relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Denmark relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Denmark

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Denmark

Denmark relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Denmark

Denmark relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Denmark relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Denmark relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Denmark relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Denmark relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Denmark relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Denmark

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Denmark

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Denmark

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Denmark

Distribution of sites in Denmark by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Denmark by area

Proportion of transboundary sites in Denmark

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Denmark by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Denmark

Cities in Denmark

Sites in Denmark

Wildfires in Denmark

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Business

  • Central government debt: 26.37 % of GDP
  • Expense: 32.55 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 404,198,757,537.97 current US$
  • Inflation: 3.31 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 8.58 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 30.56 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 5.14 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 5.78 % of total employment

Distribution of companies founded in Denmark by year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Denmark

Evolution of historical expense in Denmark

Evolution of historical GDP in Denmark

Denmark relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Denmark

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Denmark

Denmark relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Denmark

Evolution of historical unemployment in Denmark

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Denmark

Proportion of shops per country in Denmark

Companies from Denmark

Exchanges in Denmark

Shops in Denmark

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Health

  • Birth rate: 9.90 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 10.10 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 6,332.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 9.50 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.51 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 81
  • Suicide mortality rate: 10.70 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Denmark

Denmark relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Denmark relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Denmark relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Denmark relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Denmark relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Denmark

Denmark relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Denmark

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Denmark

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Denmark

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Denmark

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Denmark relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Denmark relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Denmark

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Denmark

Proportion of diseases in Denmark by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Denmark by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Denmark

Evolution of historical deaths in Denmark

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Denmark

Diseases in Denmark

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 15,000 people
  • Democracy score: 9.22
  • Democracy type: Full democracy
  • Military expenditure: 1.42 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 43.58 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Denmark

Denmark relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Denmark relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Denmark

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark

Distribution of politicians from Denmark by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Denmark

Political parties in Denmark

Politicians from Denmark

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Denmark by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Denmark

Proportion of competitions per city in Denmark

Proportion of competitions per country in Denmark

Distribution of competitions in Denmark by start date

Proportion of medals won by Denmark in the Olympics

Athletes from Denmark

Competitions in Denmark

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Denmark by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Denmark

Geographical distribution of museums in Denmark by visitors

Artists from Denmark

Museums in Denmark

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Denmark by total students

Distribution of universities in Denmark per foundation year

Universities in Denmark

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In literature

There are 284 books written about Denmark in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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