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Denmark

Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Vigilance

3.9 /10 risk

  • Security 1.0
  • Legitimacy 9.1
  • Economy 6.5
  • Diplomacy 4.0
  • Influence 1.9

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 4 (list of 2026.10.27).

Capital
Copenhagen
Population
6,011,488 inh.
Area
43,094 km²
Currency
DKK
Regime
constitutional monarchy

Executive in office

Head of State

Frédéric X de Danemark

since 2024.01.14

Head of Government

Mette Frederiksen

since 2019.06.27 Sociaux-démocrates

Government in office · 12 members

ministre de l'Intérieur

Pia Olsen Dyhr

since 2026.06.03 Parti populaire socialiste Interior

ministre des Finances du Danemark

Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen

since 2026.06.03 Sociaux-démocrates Finance

ministre de la Justice

Nicolai Wammen

since 2026.06.03 Sociaux-démocrates Justice

ministre danois de l'Éducation

Magnus Heunicke

since 2026.06.03 Sociaux-démocrates Education

Minister of Energy, Utilities, and Climate

Samira Nawa

since 2026.06.03 Radikale Venstre Energy

Danish Minister for Senior Citizens

Mette Kierkgaard

Modérés

Minister for the Environment

Maria Reumert Gjerding

since 2026.06.03 Liste de l'unité

Minister of Digitalisation of Denmark

Christina Egelund

since 2026.06.03 Modérés

Minister of the Implementation of the Green Three-Partite Agreement

Jeppe Bruus Christensen

since 2024.08.29 Sociaux-démocrates

ministre de la Fiscalité du Danemark

Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

since 2025.09.23 Sociaux-démocrates

ministre des Transports (Danemark)

Karina Lorentzen

since 2026.10.27 Parti populaire socialiste

ministre du Commerce du Danemark

Martin Lidegaard

since 2026.06.03 Radikale Venstre

Parliament

Folketing

179 seats

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Chair Søren Gade

Inception 1849

  • Social Democrats 38
  • Green Left 20
  • Venstre 17
  • Danish People's Party 16
  • Liberal Alliance 15
  • Moderate Party 14
  • Conservative People's Party 13
  • Red–Green Alliance 11
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 10
  • Denmark Democrats - Inger Støjberg 10
  • The Alternative 5
  • Independents 5
5 more groups
  • Social Democratic Party of the Faroe Islands 1
  • Union Party 1
  • Inuit Ataqatigiit 1
  • Naleraq 1
  • Citizens' Party 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

463 G$

2025 ↑ +9.0 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

76,970 $

2025 ↑ +8.4 % vs 2024

Growth

2.9 %

2025 ↓ -0.5 pt vs 2024

Inflation

1.9 %

2025 ↑ +0.5 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

5.5 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

3.3 %

2025 ↑ +1.0 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

82.3 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.6 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.91/1

#1 liberal democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

97/100

Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

89/100

#12025

Press freedom (RSF)

88/100

#42026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#27

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

14.1 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

3.2 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

132 Md$

Imports

124 Md$

Balance

8 Md$

Top exports

  • Médicaments (Novo Nordisk) 29 Md$
  • Machines + équipements 15 Md$

Top imports

  • Voitures + pièces 10 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 87%
  • GBR 93%
  • FRA 96%
  • DEU 96%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 22%

Abstention: 8%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

  • 2026-03-24

    Parliament

    Social Democrats 38 seats, Green Left 20, Venstre 18 (of 179) · turnout 84.0%

    Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.962/1

#42023

Gini

29.9

low2023

Refugees hosted

95,007

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

21

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Der er et yndigt land

Composer · Hans Ernst Krøyer

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • NATO
  • EU
  • Schengen Area
  • OECD
  • WTO
  • Council of Europe
  • OSCE
  • Nordic Council

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,475 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 6,619, or ×1.5.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)