Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Denmark
United States
Population
6.0M 115th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$424.5B 37th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$71,026 17th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$84,680 12th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.5% 99th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
42,920 km² 131st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
139.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.5 158th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
88.7% 37th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
20.9% 24th
17.9% 45th

Health

Denmark
United States
Life Expectancy
81.9 yrs 34th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
3.0 27th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
4.0 15th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$6,745 12th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
9.4% 37th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
4.50 17th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.43 93rd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Denmark
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.4% 101st
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
8.07 135th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
0.9%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
24.1%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
63.5%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
71.0%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
60.8%
14.3%

Education & Society

Denmark
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
6.4% 21st
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
29.9 34th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.4% 41st
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.8 37th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
45.3% 14th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
60.9% 48th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
2.4% 47th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Denmark
United States
Internet Users
99.8% 5th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
126.9 70th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 34th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 32nd
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
99.6% 36th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
39.5% 61st
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
15.8% 141st
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Denmark

Population pyramid of Denmark

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Denmark

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Denmark

United States

Population Over Time

Denmark

United States

GDP Over Time

Denmark

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Denmark

United States

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