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Denmark
Basic data — Denmark, Europe.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 9.1
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.6
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- 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
Head of Government
Mette Frederiksen
Government in office 7 members
Minister for European Affairs
Marie Bjerre
Danish Minister for Gender Equality
Magnus Heunicke
Danish Minister for Senior Citizens
Henrik Frandsen
Minister of Digitalisation of Denmark
Caroline Stage Olsen
Minister of Social Affairs of Denmark
Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
ministre de l'Emploi
Kaare Dybvad
ministre de la Fiscalité du Danemark
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Parliament
Folketing
179 seats
Chair Søren Gade
Inception 1849
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
425 G$
GDP / capita
71,026 $
Growth
3.5 %
Inflation
1.4 %
Unemployment
5.5 %
Defense / GDP
2.4 %
Life expectancy
82.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.89/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
97/100
Corruption (CPI)
90/100
Press freedom (RSF)
90/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2023
Global spending rank
#38
Annual budget
8.5 Md$
Defense effort
1.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
132 Md$
Imports
124 Md$
Balance
8 Md$
Top exports
- 22.0% Médicaments (Novo Nordisk) 29 Md$
- 11.0% Machines + équipements 15 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Voitures + pièces 10 Md$
Export partners
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Allemagne
14.0%
-
Suède
8.0%
-
États-Unis
8.5%
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%
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CHN
22%
Abstention: 8%
National anthem
Der er et yndigt land