Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
4.00 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Denmark
Europe & Central Asia · Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Copenhagen
Rank #4 of scored countries.
Survival
88.5
Living
77.9
Governance
96.2
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
4.50 per 1,000(2021)
Normalized: 81/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
12.40 %(2021)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
99.92 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.53 %(2025)
Normalized: 77/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
11.74 %(2025)
Normalized: 77/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.36 % of GDP(2022)
Normalized: 66/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
81,878 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 71/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
9.39 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 62/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.37 %(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
82.25 years(2024)
Normalized: 93/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
29.90 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 81/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
2.29 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.91 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
2.00 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.89 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
History
Denmark — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1987: -7.5 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 100.0 | 85.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 100.0 | 84.8 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 100.0 | 85.2 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 100.0 | 87.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 100.0 | 89.0 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 100.0 | 84.4 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 100.0 | 87.0 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 100.0 | 81.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 100.0 | 79.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 100.0 | 80.6 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 100.0 | 88.1 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 100.0 | 91.0 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 100.0 | 86.3 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 100.0 | 86.2 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 100.0 | 85.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 100.0 | 85.7 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 100.0 | 86.6 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 100.0 | 88.2 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 100.0 | 90.1 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 100.0 | 90.2 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 100.0 | 90.4 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 99.9 | 89.3 | — |
| 1987 | 94.3 | 2 | 99.8 | 90.2 | 91.2 |
| 1988 | 94.5 | 1 | 99.7 | 91.3 | 90.6 |
| 1989 | 93.8 | 2 | 99.7 | 88.9 | 91.0 |
| 1990 | 83.4 | 6 | 79.4 | 82.3 | 91.3 |
| 1991 | 80.6 | 8 | 73.2 | 81.6 | 91.0 |
| 1992 | 81.9 | 8 | 74.3 | 81.1 | 95.2 |
| 1993 | 82.7 | 3 | 71.3 | 86.4 | 95.8 |
| 1994 | 85.6 | 2 | 77.0 | 86.4 | 98.2 |
| 1995 | 86.4 | 1 | 78.4 | 85.9 | 100.0 |
| 1996 | 86.4 | 4 | 78.6 | 85.8 | 99.7 |
| 1997 | 87.7 | 2 | 82.0 | 85.6 | 99.7 |
| 1998 | 88.4 | 3 | 83.4 | 86.0 | 100.0 |
| 1999 | 87.8 | 3 | 82.2 | 85.6 | 100.0 |
| 2000 | 88.6 | 5 | 87.2 | 82.0 | 100.0 |
| 2001 | 89.0 | 4 | 88.8 | 81.3 | 100.0 |
| 2002 | 89.0 | 5 | 89.3 | 80.9 | 100.0 |
| 2003 | 87.7 | 5 | 87.4 | 79.2 | 100.0 |
| 2004 | 88.8 | 2 | 89.2 | 80.4 | 100.0 |
| 2005 | 88.6 | 3 | 89.5 | 79.8 | 99.5 |
| 2006 | 88.6 | 2 | 90.6 | 78.2 | 100.0 |
| 2007 | 88.5 | 2 | 90.6 | 78.0 | 99.8 |
| 2008 | 88.8 | 2 | 90.5 | 78.8 | 100.0 |
| 2009 | 88.8 | 2 | 87.0 | 83.2 | 99.5 |
| 2010 | 87.6 | 2 | 85.3 | 82.1 | 99.0 |
| 2011 | 87.8 | 2 | 85.3 | 82.8 | 98.6 |
| 2012 | 86.8 | 4 | 85.9 | 79.6 | 98.5 |
| 2013 | 88.7 | 2 | 86.7 | 84.3 | 97.9 |
| 2014 | 88.4 | 2 | 87.0 | 83.9 | 97.2 |
| 2015 | 88.8 | 2 | 87.7 | 83.9 | 97.3 |
| 2016 | 88.8 | 2 | 87.7 | 84.0 | 97.5 |
| 2017 | 88.2 | 3 | 87.7 | 82.7 | 96.8 |
| 2018 | 89.2 | 2 | 88.6 | 83.7 | 97.7 |
| 2019 | 89.1 | 2 | 88.1 | 83.9 | 98.1 |
| 2020 | 89.2 | 2 | 87.3 | 85.1 | 98.1 |
| 2021 | 88.6 | 2 | 88.0 | 83.0 | 97.4 |
| 2022 | 86.8 | 3 | 89.0 | 77.2 | 96.7 |
| 2023 | 87.0 | 3 | 88.7 | 78.5 | 96.0 |
| 2024 | 87.2 | 4 | 88.7 | 79.1 | 95.9 |
| 2025 | 86.7 | 4 | 88.5 | 77.9 | 96.2 |
| 2026 | 86.8 | 4 | 88.1 | 78.6 | 96.2 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Denmark.