Denmark vs Singapore

Denmark and Singapore 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.

• Denmark and Singapore have about the same number of people: 6 million and 6.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Singapore ($98,814) is 28% higher than in Denmark ($76,970) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Singapore (5%) than in Denmark (2.9%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Denmark (1.9%) than in Singapore (0.9%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Denmark (5.5%) than in Singapore (2.8%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Singapore can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in Denmark: 83.3 years against 82.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Denmark is older: half of its people are over 41.2 years, against 35.1 years in Singapore in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Denmark (99.8%) than in Singapore (94.4%), a difference of 5.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Singapore (9.8 tonnes) are about 2.3 times as high as in Denmark (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Singapore (21.8%) than in Denmark (16%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2024.