Denmark vs Netherlands

Denmark and Netherlands compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Netherlands has about 3 times as many people as Denmark: 18.1 million against 6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Denmark ($76,970) is 4% higher than in Netherlands ($73,684) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Denmark (2.9%) than in Netherlands (1.8%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Netherlands (3.2%) than in Denmark (1.9%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Denmark (5.5%) than in Netherlands (3.9%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Denmark (82.3 years) and Netherlands (82 years) in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 41.2 years in both Denmark and Netherlands in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Denmark (99.8%) than in Netherlands (97%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands (6.6 tonnes) are 53% higher than in Denmark (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Denmark (16%) than in Netherlands (11%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2024.