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Denmark in the studies
Every ranking row in which Denmark appears — the rows each ranking publishes, a selection rather than every value the archive holds. Each figure links to the study that states it, where its dataset, filters and extraction date are declared.
28 figures in 26 studies
Agri-environmental indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland Spends 20 Cents per Person on Farm Research. The Netherlands Spends 28 Euro.Member | Government support to agricultural research, 2025euro per inhabitant | 20.4 | +11.9EU average | 2025 |
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm-Gate Prices Are Two Fifths Above Their 2020 Level in the EU, and Two Thirds Above It in Ireland | Price index of agricultural output, 2025 (2020 = 100)index, 2020 = 100 | 126.02 | −15.07EU average | 2025 |
| Three Quarters of Irish Farm Output Is Animals. In Greece It Is a Quarter. | Animal goods as a share of agricultural output, 2025% of agricultural output | 63.0 | +18.6EU average | 2025 |
Children and youth
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Croatians Leave the Parental Home at 31.5, Young Finns at 21.3 | Estimated average age of leaving the parental household, 2025age in years | 21.8 | −4.5EU average | 2025 |
| Young Croatians Leave the Parental Home at 31.5, Young Finns at 21.3 | Difference between men's and women's age of leaving home, 2025years, men minus women | 0.5 | −1.2EU average | 2025 |
Circular economy indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrians Throw Away Two and a Half Times as Much as Romanians | Municipal waste generated per person, 2023kg per inhabitant | 759 | +248EU average | 2023 |
Climate change
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Official Measure Puts Denmark's Emissions at More Than Double the Other | Emissions from production activities, 2024kg CO2 equivalent per inhabitant | 13,453 | +7,619EU average | 2024 |
Economic globalisation
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Sends Abroad Income Worth 31% of Its Economy Every Year | Primary income balance, 2025% of GDP | 2.6 | — | 2025 |
| Three EU Countries Meet the 0.7% Aid Target. Cyprus Gives 0.04%. | Official development assistance, 2024% of gross national income | 0.72 | +0.22EU average | 2024 |
Economy and finance
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The EU's Two Fiscal Rules Catch Two Different Sets of Countries | General government debt, 2025% of GDP | 27.9 | −53.8EU average | 2025 |
| The EU's Two Fiscal Rules Catch Two Different Sets of Countries | Government budget balance, 2025% of GDP, surplus positive | 2.9 | +6.0EU average | 2025 |
Employment and social policy
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Same Unemployment Rate Can Mean Two Different Things | Long-term unemployment as a share of total unemployment, aged 20-64, 2025% of unemployment | 16.0 | −17.2EU average | 2025 |
Environment and energy
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Runs on Four Times the Renewables Belgium Does | Share of renewable energy, 2025% of gross final energy consumption | 48.2 | +22.0EU average | 2025 |
Euro indicators and PEEIs
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Industry Has Produced Nothing Extra in Four Years. Germany Has Shrunk. | Industrial production, 2025 (2021 = 100)index, 2021 = 100 | 129.0 | +28.6EU average | 2025 |
European pillar of social rights
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Quarter of Greeks Spend More Than 40% of Income on Housing | Housing cost overburden rate, 2025% of population | 23.4 | +15.7EU average | 2025 |
| Sixty Per Cent of Danish Under-Threes Are in Full-Time Childcare. In Slovakia, One Per Cent. | Children under 3 in formal childcare, 30 hours or more, 2025% of children under 3 | 60.1 | +34.0EU average | 2025 |
Housing
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Is the Only EU Country Where Most People Do Not Own Their Home | Population living in owner-occupied housing, 2025% of population | 58.4 | −10.1EU average | 2025 |
Industry, trade and services
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-Enterprises Employ Nearly Half of Slovakia's Business Workforce and Under a Fifth of Germany's | Share of business-economy employment in enterprises with fewer than 10 persons employed, 2024% of persons employed | 19.3 | — | 2024 |
Macroeconomic imbalance procedure
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Runs a 12.5% Current Account Surplus. Romania Runs a 7.9% Deficit. | Current account balance, 2025% of GDP | 12.5 | — | 2025 |
| Greece Owes the World 136% of Its Output. Denmark Is Owed 103%.Member | Net international investment position, end 2025% of GDP | 103.3 | — | 2025 |
| Hungarian Labour Costs Rose 68% in Five Years. Greek Costs Rose 9%. | Nominal unit labour costs, 2025 (2020 = 100)index, 2020 = 100 | 111.3 | −8.2EU average | 2025 |
Quality of life
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Dutch Adult in Three Volunteers. In Bulgaria It Is One in Thirty. | Participation in formal voluntary activities, 2022% of adults aged 16 and over | 26.0 | +13.7EU average | 2022 |
Science, technology and digital society
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four EU Countries Have Already Met the 2030 Digital Skills Target | Basic or above basic digital skills, 2025% of individuals | 81.5 | +21.1EU average | 2025 |
| Italy Shops Online Less Than Any Large EU Economy | Bought goods or services online in the last three months, 2025% of individuals | 81.9 | +19.5EU average | 2025 |
Skills-related statistics
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Swede Is Seven Times More Likely to Be in Training Than a GreekMember | Participation in education and training, last four weeks, 2025% of population aged 25-64 | 31.0 | +17.3EU average | 2025 |
| Ireland and Finland Lead the EU in STEM Graduates, and Nowhere Do Women Outnumber Men | Female tertiary graduates in STEM fields per 1,000 women aged 20-29, 2024graduates per 1,000 | 19.6 | +3.7EU average | 2024 |
Sustainable development indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarians Produce a Third of the EU Average and a Ninth of Luxembourg | Real GDP per capita, 2025euro per inhabitant, 2020 prices | 60,390 | +26,190EU average | 2025 |
Transport
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Romanian Is Four Times as Likely to Die on the Road as a Swede | Road traffic deaths, 2024Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.4 | −2.0EU average | 2024 |