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Denmark vs Germany

188 shared metrics.

DenmarkLeads in 76

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GermanyLeads in 112

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Denmark

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Denmark.

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Curated stat

In Denmark, no point is more than 50 km from the sea.

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Germany

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Identity

Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.

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Germany's Mittelstand companies account for almost 60% of jobs.

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Analysis

Germany leads in 112 of 188 shared metrics, while Denmark leads in 76.

Denmark's Firms Asked for Bribes is 17.3x that of Germany (1.8% of firms vs 0.10% of firms).

Denmark's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 4.4x that of Germany (31.33% of firms vs 5.8% of firms).

Denmark's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.3x that of Germany (4.4% of GDP vs 1.0% of GDP).

Denmark's Job Insecurity is 2.1x that of Germany (4.5% of earnings at risk vs 1.4% of earnings at risk).

Denmark's Coastline Length is 2.1x that of Germany (7.3K km vs 2.4K km).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesDenmark leads

Denmark

1.8% of firms

Germany

0.10% of firms

Firms Hit by Power OutagesDenmark leads

Denmark

31.33% of firms

Germany

5.8% of firms

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Denmark leads

Denmark

4.4% of GDP

Germany

1.0% of GDP

Job InsecurityDenmark leads

Denmark

4.5% of earnings at risk

Germany

1.4% of earnings at risk

Coastline LengthDenmark leads

Denmark

7.3K km

Germany

2.4K km

Tax Revenue (% GDP)Denmark leads

Germany

Denmark

186

Germany

18.7K

99% lower

Domestic Patents

Germany

Denmark

1.1K

Germany

39.8K

97% lower

Germany

Denmark

171 m

Germany

3.0K m

94% lower

Comparison of Denmark and Germany across 188 metrics
				Winner
Firms Asked for Bribes	1.8% of firms	0.10% of firms	1732% higher	Denmark
Firms Hit by Power Outages	31.33% of firms	5.8% of firms	436% higher	Denmark
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.4% of GDP	1.0% of GDP	330% higher	Denmark
Job Insecurity	4.5% of earnings at risk	1.4% of earnings at risk	214% higher	Denmark
Coastline Length	7.3K km	2.4K km	206% higher	Denmark
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	31.59% of GDP	10.64% of GDP	197% higher	Denmark
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	12.5% of GDP	4.4% of GDP	184% higher	Denmark
Housing Cost Burden	23% of households	9.2% of households	149% higher	Denmark
Renewable Energy (%)	39.5%	17.6%	124% higher	Denmark
Wind Electricity Share	57.69%	27.18%	112% higher	Denmark
Seafood Consumption per Person	26.3 kg/person/yr	12.66 kg/person/yr	108% higher	Denmark
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	2.0 per 1M people	0.99 per 1M people	101% higher	Denmark
Foreign Patents	186	18.7K	99% lower	Germany
Domestic Patents	1.1K	39.8K	97% lower	Germany
Food Waste per Person	254 kg/person/yr	129 kg/person/yr	97% higher	Denmark
Water Withdrawal	0.93 B m³	25.79 B m³	96% lower	Germany
Land Border Length	141 km	3.7K km	96% lower	Germany
Total CO2 Emissions	25.57 Mt CO2e	579.94 Mt CO2e	96% lower	Germany
Forest Area	6.3K km²	114.2K km²	94% lower	Germany
Highest Elevation	171 m	3.0K m	94% lower	Germany
Railway Length	2.7K km	39.4K km	93% lower	Germany
Population	6.05M	84.01M	93% lower	Germany
Electricity Generation	35.45 TWh	476.87 TWh	93% lower	Germany
Shipping Traffic	1.08M	13.73M	92% lower	Germany
Armed Forces Personnel	15.0K	183.0K	92% lower	Germany
Electric Generating Capacity	20.79M kW	275.66M kW	92% lower	Germany
GDP (Nominal)	$424,524,722,037.05	$4,685,592,577,804.69	91% lower	Germany
Land Area	40.0K km²	349.4K km²	89% lower	Germany
Border Neighbors	1.0	9.0	89% lower	Germany
Airports	102	840	88% lower	Germany
Coal Electricity Share	2.7%	20.61%	87% lower	Germany
Scientific Publications	16.1K	114.0K	86% lower	Germany
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	50 gold medals	326 gold medals	85% lower	Germany
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	9.0 sites	55 sites	84% lower	Germany
Political Corruption Index	0.00	0.02	83% lower	Germany
Teen Birth Rate	1.1 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	79% lower	Germany
Informal Employment Share	7.1% of employed people	3.9% of employed people	79% higher	Denmark
All-Time Olympic Medals	216 medals	981 medals	78% lower	Germany
Financial Hardship	12.8% of adults 16+	7.3% of adults 16+	75% higher	Denmark
Homicide Rate	0.70 per 100k	0.40 per 100k	75% higher	Denmark
Renewable Energy (%)	41.72%	23.97%	74% higher	Denmark
Exports (% GDP)	71% of GDP	41.43% of GDP	71% higher	Denmark
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.74% of youth labor force	6.9% of youth labor force	71% higher	Denmark
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.5 per 1k	7.8 per 1k	68% lower	Germany
Electricity Carbon Intensity	114.41 gCO2/kWh	329.65 gCO2/kWh	65% lower	Germany
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	3.4%	64% higher	Denmark
Gender Pay Gap (%)	5.4% of male wages	14.25% of male wages	62% lower	Germany
Median Wealth	$60,466	$155,912	61% lower	Germany
Imports (% GDP)	60.76% of GDP	37.66% of GDP	61% higher	Denmark
Protected Land (%)	15.8%	39.3%	60% lower	Germany
Doctors (per 1,000)	7.2 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	60% higher	Denmark
Capital Elevation	14 m	34 m	59% lower	Germany
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.66% of firms	1.5% of firms	55% lower	Germany
Political Voice	44.27% who feel heard by government	28.93% who feel heard by government	53% higher	Denmark
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	34.37 per 100k	73.03 per 100k	53% lower	Germany
Forest Coverage (%)	15.78%	32.68%	52% lower	Germany
Irrigated Land	2.4K km²	5.1K km²	52% lower	Germany
Researchers	8.7K per 1M	5.8K per 1M	51% higher	Denmark
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Germany
Poverty Rate	6.3% of population	11.8% of population	47% lower	Germany
Government Debt (% GDP)	35.3% of GDP	63.9% of GDP	45% lower	Germany
Obesity Rate	14.3%	24.16%	41% lower	Germany
Lack of Support	6.1% of adults 15+	10.24% of adults 15+	40% lower	Germany
Low Reading Skills	10.25% of students	16.7% of students	39% lower	Germany
Low Math Skills	10.25% of students	16.7% of students	39% lower	Germany
Low Science Skills	10.25% of students	16.7% of students	39% lower	Germany
Inflation Rate	1.4%	2.3%	39% lower	Germany
Population Density	148.67 /km²	238.35 /km²	38% lower	Germany
Agricultural Land (%)	65.53%	47.47%	38% higher	Denmark
Low-Wage Workers	9.8% of workers	15.47% of workers	37% lower	Germany
Long-Term Unemployment	0.61% of workforce	0.95% of workforce	36% lower	Germany
Job Strain	18.19% of employees	28.53% of employees	36% lower	Germany
Beer Consumption	3.4 L/person/yr	5.3 L/person/yr	36% lower	Germany
Water Stress (%)	15.57%	24.11%	35% lower	Germany
Road Deaths	2.2 per 100k	3.4 per 100k	34% lower	Germany
GNI Per Capita	$72,540	$55,090	32% higher	Denmark
Hypertension Prevalence	39.5% of adults	30.2% of adults	31% higher	Denmark
Fuel Poverty	4.4% of adults 16+	6.3% of adults 16+	30% lower	Germany
Loneliness	5.1% of adults 16+	7.3% of adults 16+	30% lower	Germany
Time Dissatisfaction	10.24% of adults 16+	14.57% of adults 16+	30% lower	Germany
CO2 Per Capita	4.7 t/person/yr	6.8 t/person/yr	30% lower	Germany
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.3 per 100k	3.3 per 100k	30% lower	Germany
Poor Health	7.7% reporting poor health	10.9% reporting poor health	29% lower	Germany
Tobacco Use Prevalence	15.2% of adults	21.5% of adults	29% lower	Germany
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	21.15 per 1M people	16.38 per 1M people	29% higher	Denmark
Firms with Female Top Manager	9.5% of firms	13.29% of firms	29% lower	Germany
Women in Parliament (%)	45.25%	35.33%	28% higher	Denmark
Military Spending	2.4% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	28% higher	Denmark
Low Life Satisfaction	8.0% of adults 16+	11.07% of adults 16+	27% lower	Germany
Wealth Concentration	70.14% of wealth	55.55% of wealth	26% higher	Denmark
Spirits Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	2.1 L/person/yr	25% lower	Germany
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	25 days/yr	20 days/yr	25% higher	Denmark
Tourist Arrivals	15.60M	12.45M	25% higher	Denmark
Solar Electricity Share	13.36%	17.91%	25% lower	Germany
Smoking Rate	16.2%	21.3%	24% lower	Germany
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	4.0 vs bottom 20%	5.1 vs bottom 20%	22% lower	Germany
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.4% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	21% higher	Denmark
Merchant Fleet Size	715	595	20% higher	Denmark
Alcohol Consumption	9.5 L/adult/yr	11.84 L/adult/yr	20% lower	Germany
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.4% of GDP	11.8% of GDP	20% lower	Germany
Vehicles per 1,000 People	546.73 per 1k people	687.59 per 1k people	20% lower	Germany
Meat Consumption per Person	70.83 kg/person/yr	87.79 kg/person/yr	19% lower	Germany
Suicide Rate	10.46 per 100k	12.9 per 100k	19% lower	Germany
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$40,957	$49,850	18% lower	Germany
Low Adult Numeracy	14.16% of adults	17.24% of adults	18% lower	Germany
Low Adult Literacy	4.9% of adults	4.2% of adults	16% higher	Denmark
Corruption Perceptions Index	89 pts	77 pts	16% higher	Denmark
Safety at Night	87.5% feeling safe at night	76% feeling safe at night	15% higher	Denmark
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.5K kg oil eq/person	2.9K kg oil eq/person	15% lower	Germany
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	15.44 per 100k	18.04 per 100k	14% lower	Germany
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	43.97 per 100k people	51.31 per 100k people	14% lower	Germany
Liberal Democracy Index	0.88	0.78	13% higher	Denmark
Nurses & Midwives	10.64 per 1k	12.3 per 1k	13% lower	Germany
Youth Population (%)	15.7%	13.91%	13% higher	Denmark
Can Raise Emergency Money	99% of adults	87.88% of adults	13% higher	Denmark
Green Space Access	59.5% of urban pop.	67.47% of urban pop.	12% lower	Germany
Time Use Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 20%	2.8 vs bottom 20%	12% lower	Germany
Death Rate	10.56 per 1k	11.96 per 1k	12% lower	Germany
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	9.1 µg/m³	10.29 µg/m³	12% lower	Germany
Earnings Inequality	2.6 vs bottom 10%	2.9 vs bottom 10%	11% lower	Germany
Birth Rate	9.8 per 1k	8.9 per 1k	11% higher	Denmark
Electoral Democracy Index	0.91	0.83	10% higher	Denmark
Life Evaluation Score	7.5 pts	6.9 pts	10% higher	Denmark
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$79,514.29	$72,295.24	10% higher	Denmark
Elderly Population (%)	20.87%	23.2%	10% lower	Germany
Insufficient Physical Activity	12.62% of adults	14.08% of adults	10% lower	Germany
Life Satisfaction	7.6 pts	7.0 pts	9% higher	Denmark
Chronic Pain	30% of adults 15+	27.5% of adults 15+	9% higher	Denmark
Reading Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	Germany
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	Germany
Median Age	41.2 years	45.1 years	9% lower	Germany
Depression Rate	8.4% of adults 15+	9.1% of adults 15+	8% lower	Germany
Child Mortality	3.4 per 1k births	3.7 per 1k births	8% lower	Germany
Inequality (Gini)	29.9	32.4	8% lower	Germany
Homicide Rate	0.84 per 100k	0.91 per 100k	8% lower	Germany
R&D Spending (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	8% lower	Germany
Urban Population (%)	88.7%	82.02%	8% higher	Denmark
Average Earnings	$74,021.7	$69,433.06	7% higher	Denmark
Time Satisfaction	7.5 pts	7.0 pts	7% higher	Denmark
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	7% lower	Germany
Happiness Inequality	2.4 vs bottom 20%	2.6 vs bottom 20%	7% lower	Germany
Milk Consumption per Person	277.3 kg/person/yr	258.7 kg/person/yr	7% higher	Denmark
Freedom of Expression Index	0.98	0.91	7% higher	Denmark
Long Work Hours	2.7% of employees	2.9% of employees	6% lower	Germany
Job Satisfaction	7.7 pts	7.2 pts	6% higher	Denmark
Overcrowded Housing	8.4% of households	9.0% of households	6% lower	Germany
Internet Users (%)	100%	94%	6% higher	Denmark
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	6% lower	Germany
Youth NEET Rate	8.4% of youth 15-24	8.0% of youth 15-24	5% higher	Denmark
Housing Affordability	77.77% of income	81.92% of income	5% lower	Germany
Self-Rated Health	68.1% reporting good health	64.6% reporting good health	5% higher	Denmark
Social Support	93.76% of adults 15+	89.72% of adults 15+	5% higher	Denmark
Home Internet Access	92.47% of households	88.84% of households	4% higher	Denmark
Adult Literacy	279.59 pts	269.69 pts	4% higher	Denmark
Numeracy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	4% lower	Germany
Relationship Dissatisfaction	6.0% of adults 16+	5.7% of adults 16+	4% higher	Denmark
Credit Card Ownership	58.5% of adults	56.52% of adults	4% higher	Denmark
Math Skills	489.27 pts	474.83 pts	3% higher	Denmark
Adult Numeracy	285.99 pts	276.53 pts	3% higher	Denmark
University Enrollment Rate	81.23%	78.59%	3% higher	Denmark
Infant Mortality	3.0 per 1k births	3.1 per 1k births	3% lower	Germany
Women in Senior Management	26.94% of managers	27.69% of managers	3% lower	Germany
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,432.37	$6,232.59	3% higher	Denmark
Reading Skills	488.8 pts	479.79 pts	2% higher	Denmark
Voter Turnout	84.16% of votes	82.54% of votes	2% higher	Denmark
Literacy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Germany
Relationship Inequality	2.0 vs bottom 20%	2.0 vs bottom 20%	2% lower	Germany
Dependency Ratio	57.64% of working-age pop.	59% of working-age pop.	2% lower	Germany
Average Weekly Work Hours	32.4 hrs/week	33.2 hrs/week	2% lower	Germany
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	127 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	2% lower	Germany
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	45 per 100 people	2% lower	Germany
Life Expectancy	81.9 years	80.5 years	2% higher	Denmark
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.62%	17.98%	2% lower	Germany
Employment Rate (%)	81.53% of adults 25-64	82.39% of adults 25-64	1% lower	Germany
Relationship Satisfaction	8.1 pts	8.0 pts	1% higher	Denmark
Air Pollution Exposure	99.15% of population	99.98% of population	1% lower	Germany
Women's Political Empowerment	0.95	0.94	1% higher	Denmark
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.9K kWh/person	5.9K kWh/person	1% lower	Germany
Digital Payments Used	100% of adults	99.48% of adults	1% higher	Denmark
Science Skills	493.82 pts	492.43 pts	equal	Denmark
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked lower	Germany
Human Development Index	0.96	0.96	equal	Denmark
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Germany
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.92%	99.92%	equal	Denmark
Sanitation Access (%)	99.6%	99.23%	equal	Denmark
GDP Growth Rate	3.5%	-0.5%	ranked higher	Denmark
Lowest Elevation	-7 m	-3.5 m	ranked lower	Germany
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Germany

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Analysis

Germany leads in 112 of 188 shared metrics, while Denmark leads in 76.

Denmark's Firms Asked for Bribes is 17.3x that of Germany (1.8% of firms vs 0.10% of firms).

Denmark's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 4.4x that of Germany (31.33% of firms vs 5.8% of firms).

Denmark's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.3x that of Germany (4.4% of GDP vs 1.0% of GDP).

Denmark's Job Insecurity is 2.1x that of Germany (4.5% of earnings at risk vs 1.4% of earnings at risk).

Denmark's Coastline Length is 2.1x that of Germany (7.3K km vs 2.4K km).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesDenmark leads

Denmark

1.8% of firms

Germany

0.10% of firms

Firms Hit by Power OutagesDenmark leads

Denmark

31.33% of firms

Germany

5.8% of firms

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Denmark leads

Denmark

4.4% of GDP

Germany

1.0% of GDP

Job InsecurityDenmark leads

Denmark

4.5% of earnings at risk

Germany

1.4% of earnings at risk

Coastline LengthDenmark leads

Denmark

7.3K km

Germany

2.4K km

Tax Revenue (% GDP)Denmark leads

Denmark

31.59% of GDP

Germany

10.64% of GDP

Firms Asked for Bribes

1.8% of firms

0.10% of firms

Firms Hit by Power Outages

31.33% of firms

5.8% of firms

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

4.4% of GDP

1.0% of GDP

Job Insecurity

4.5% of earnings at risk

1.4% of earnings at risk

Coastline Length

7.3K km

2.4K km

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

31.59% of GDP

10.64% of GDP

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

12.5% of GDP

4.4% of GDP

Housing Cost Burden

23% of households

9.2% of households

Renewable Energy (%)

39.5%

17.6%

Wind Electricity Share

57.69%

27.18%

Seafood Consumption per Person

26.3 kg/person/yr

12.66 kg/person/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

2.0 per 1M people

0.99 per 1M people

Foreign Patents

186

18.7K

Domestic Patents

1.1K

39.8K

Food Waste per Person

254 kg/person/yr

129 kg/person/yr

Water Withdrawal

0.93 B m³

25.79 B m³

Land Border Length

141 km

3.7K km

Total CO2 Emissions

25.57 Mt CO2e

579.94 Mt CO2e

Forest Area

6.3K km²

114.2K km²

Highest Elevation

171 m

3.0K m

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Firms Asked for Bribes

Firms Hit by Power Outages

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Job Insecurity

Coastline Length

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Housing Cost Burden

Renewable Energy (%)

Wind Electricity Share

Seafood Consumption per Person

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Foreign Patents

Domestic Patents

Food Waste per Person

Water Withdrawal

Land Border Length

Total CO2 Emissions

Forest Area

Highest Elevation

Railway Length

Population

Electricity Generation

Shipping Traffic

Armed Forces Personnel

Electric Generating Capacity

GDP (Nominal)

Land Area

Border Neighbors

Airports

Coal Electricity Share

Scientific Publications

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Political Corruption Index

Teen Birth Rate

Informal Employment Share

All-Time Olympic Medals

Financial Hardship

Homicide Rate

Renewable Energy (%)

Exports (% GDP)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Unemployment Rate

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Median Wealth

Imports (% GDP)

Protected Land (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Capital Elevation

Firms Making Informal Payments

Political Voice

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Forest Coverage (%)

Irrigated Land

Researchers

Time Zones Count

Poverty Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Obesity Rate

Lack of Support

Low Reading Skills

Low Math Skills

Low Science Skills

Inflation Rate

Population Density

Agricultural Land (%)

Low-Wage Workers

Long-Term Unemployment

Job Strain