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