China vs Denmark statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 2nd vs. 130th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

China and Denmark: Comparison Charts

China and Denmark economies compared

GDP

China

Denmark

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Denmark
1960	$59,846,235,025	$6,361,166,545
1961	$50,162,299,350	$7,058,361,229
1962	$47,310,737,754	$7,953,274,741
1963	$50,812,227,919	$8,466,044,980
1964	$59,821,862,703	$9,677,401,337
1965	$70,565,994,356	$10,870,670,865
1966	$76,854,053,259	$11,931,740,293
1967	$73,011,350,596	$13,059,064,806
1968	$70,980,323,819	$13,505,574,133
1969	$79,847,786,729	$15,414,902,667
1970	$92,752,930,873	$17,075,457,733
1971	$99,959,013,880	$19,086,192,720
1972	$113,871,930,714	$23,230,667,549
1973	$138,764,340,892	$30,718,181,337
1974	$144,418,433,058	$34,125,712,481
1975	$163,687,619,736	$40,418,967,666
1976	$154,196,810,059	$44,503,607,444
1977	$175,226,595,860	$49,711,709,588
1978	$149,788,617,886	$60,320,089,218
1979	$178,573,913,043	$70,393,030,603
1980	$191,487,500,000	$70,811,287,816
1981	$196,218,253,968	$61,459,941,461
1982	$205,480,916,031	$60,084,214,872
1983	$231,130,268,199	$60,331,158,447
1984	$260,442,857,143	$58,868,891,335
1985	$310,064,625,850	$62,452,421,011
1986	$301,310,144,928	$87,748,695,217
1987	$273,455,156,951	$109,183,446,340
1988	$312,888,888,889	$115,540,189,705
1989	$348,380,566,802	$112,312,200,761
1990	$361,560,229,446	$138,217,740,684
1991	$384,510,452,962	$139,180,507,778
1992	$428,502,354,788	$152,966,494,260
1993	$446,557,291,212	$143,111,306,004
1994	$566,929,539,493	$156,017,919,221
1995	$738,190,896,228	$184,848,481,008
1996	$868,523,936,530	$187,481,157,846
1997	$967,753,570,435	$173,241,365,735
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$176,877,077,513
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$177,887,720,536
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$164,043,817,224
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$164,881,594,415
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$178,788,209,558
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$218,421,193,436
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$251,986,155,631
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$265,150,087,712
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$283,386,151,544
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$320,213,157,595
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$354,979,471,960
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$322,619,152,195
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$322,345,594,075
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$344,315,595,263
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$326,792,574,245
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$344,631,016,965
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$352,832,602,064
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$301,758,922,338
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$312,181,849,372
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$331,610,593,962
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$355,293,374,912
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$345,401,473,013
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$355,631,021,932
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$408,378,204,640
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$401,945,576,108
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$407,091,920,305
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$429,457,372,072

China and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Denmark

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Denmark
1960	$89.7	$1,389
1961	$76	$1,531
1962	$71.1	$1,711
1963	$74.5	$1,807
1964	$85.7	$2,049
1965	$98.7	$2,284
1966	$104.5	$2,487
1967	$96.8	$2,701
1968	$91.6	$2,776
1969	$100.3	$3,151
1970	$113.3	$3,464
1971	$118.8	$3,846
1972	$132.1	$4,654
1973	$157.3	$6,117
1974	$160.4	$6,764
1975	$178.6	$7,988
1976	$165.7	$8,773
1977	$185.7	$9,770
1978	$156.7	$11,818
1979	$184.3	$13,757
1980	$195.1	$13,822
1981	$197.4	$12,000
1982	$203.7	$11,740
1983	$225.9	$11,797
1984	$251.2	$11,517
1985	$295	$12,213
1986	$282.4	$17,137
1987	$252.3	$21,296
1988	$284	$22,525
1989	$311	$21,882
1990	$319	$26,886
1991	$334	$27,003
1992	$368	$29,579
1993	$379	$27,582
1994	$476	$29,968
1995	$613	$35,321
1996	$713	$35,622
1997	$787	$32,780
1998	$835	$33,346
1999	$881	$33,426
2000	$969	$30,722
2001	$1,065	$30,768
2002	$1,164	$33,257
2003	$1,307	$40,519
2004	$1,531	$46,625
2005	$1,778	$48,926
2006	$2,129	$52,119
2007	$2,735	$58,632
2008	$3,523	$64,617
2009	$3,898	$58,413
2010	$4,629	$58,105
2011	$5,704	$61,810
2012	$6,405	$58,444
2013	$7,147	$61,378
2014	$7,781	$62,520
2015	$8,175	$53,094
2016	$8,255	$54,501
2017	$8,980	$57,522
2018	$10,086	$61,325
2019	$10,343	$59,404
2020	$10,627	$60,985
2021	$12,887	$69,728
2022	$12,971	$68,091
2023	$12,951	$68,454
2024	$13,303	$71,852

China vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Denmark

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Denmark
1950	43.8	70.3
1951	44.6	70.9
1952	45.3	70.8
1953	45.9	71.2
1954	46.8	71.3
1955	47.2	71.9
1956	47.8	72
1957	48.4	71.8
1958	48.8	72.2
1959	40.2	72.2
1960	33.4	72.2
1961	40.2	72.5
1962	51	72.4
1963	51.7	72.4
1964	52.3	72.5
1965	53	72.4
1966	53.7	72.5
1967	54.4	73
1968	55.2	73.1
1969	56	73.2
1970	56.8	73.4
1971	57.7	73.4
1972	58.6	73.5
1973	59.5	73.7
1974	60.2	73.8
1975	61	74.1
1976	61.2	73.8
1977	62.5	74.7
1978	63.1	74.4
1979	63.7	74.2
1980	64.2	74.1
1981	64.8	74.3
1982	65.2	74.6
1983	65.7	74.5
1984	66.1	74.6
1985	66.5	74.5
1986	66.9	74.6
1987	67.3	74.7
1988	67.6	74.8
1989	67.9	74.9
1990	68.2	74.9
1991	68.6	75.2
1992	69.1	75.3
1993	69.5	75.2
1994	69.8	75.4
1995	70.4	75.3
1996	70.8	75.7
1997	71.2	76
1998	71.6	76.4
1999	72	76.6
2000	72.3	76.8
2001	72.7	77
2002	73	77.1
2003	73.4	77.4
2004	73.7	77.8
2005	74.1	78.2
2006	74.4	78.2
2007	74.8	78.3
2008	74.8	78.7
2009	75.3	79
2010	75.7	79.2
2011	75.9	79.8
2012	76.2	80.1
2013	76.5	80.3
2014	76.7	80.6
2015	77	80.7
2016	77.2	80.9
2017	77.2	81.1
2018	77.7	81
2019	77.9	81.4
2020	78	81.5
2021	78.1	81.4
2022	78.2	81.3
2023	78	81.9
2024	78	82.1
2025	78.4	82.2

China and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Denmark

Table

Year	Population
	China	Denmark
1960	667,070,000	4,579,603
1961	660,330,000	4,611,687
1962	665,770,000	4,647,727
1963	682,335,000	4,684,483
1964	698,355,000	4,722,072
1965	715,185,000	4,759,012
1966	735,400,000	4,797,381
1967	754,550,000	4,835,354
1968	774,510,000	4,864,883
1969	796,025,000	4,891,860
1970	818,315,000	4,928,757
1971	841,105,000	4,963,126
1972	862,030,000	4,991,596
1973	881,940,000	5,021,861
1974	900,350,000	5,045,297
1975	916,395,000	5,059,862
1976	930,685,000	5,072,596
1977	943,455,000	5,088,419
1978	956,165,000	5,104,248
1979	969,005,000	5,116,801
1980	981,235,000	5,123,027
1981	993,885,000	5,121,572
1982	1,008,630,000	5,117,810
1983	1,023,310,000	5,114,297
1984	1,036,825,000	5,111,619
1985	1,051,040,000	5,113,691
1986	1,066,790,000	5,120,534
1987	1,084,035,000	5,127,024
1988	1,101,630,000	5,129,516
1989	1,118,650,000	5,132,594
1990	1,135,185,000	5,140,939
1991	1,150,780,000	5,154,298
1992	1,164,970,000	5,171,370
1993	1,178,440,000	5,188,628
1994	1,191,835,000	5,206,180
1995	1,204,855,000	5,233,373
1996	1,217,550,000	5,263,074
1997	1,230,075,000	5,284,991
1998	1,241,935,000	5,304,219
1999	1,252,735,000	5,321,799
2000	1,262,645,000	5,339,616
2001	1,271,850,000	5,358,783
2002	1,280,400,000	5,375,931
2003	1,288,400,000	5,390,574
2004	1,296,075,000	5,404,523
2005	1,303,720,000	5,419,432
2006	1,311,020,000	5,437,272
2007	1,317,885,000	5,461,438
2008	1,324,655,000	5,493,621
2009	1,331,260,000	5,523,095
2010	1,337,705,000	5,547,683
2011	1,345,035,000	5,570,572
2012	1,354,190,000	5,591,572
2013	1,363,240,000	5,614,932
2014	1,371,860,000	5,643,475
2015	1,379,860,000	5,683,483
2016	1,387,790,000	5,728,010
2017	1,396,215,000	5,764,980
2018	1,402,760,000	5,793,636
2019	1,407,745,000	5,814,422
2020	1,411,100,000	5,831,404
2021	1,412,360,000	5,856,733
2022	1,412,175,000	5,903,037
2023	1,410,710,000	5,946,952
2024	1,408,975,000	5,976,992

Fertility rates in China and Denmark

Fertility rate

China

Denmark

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Denmark
1960	4.45	2.57
1961	3.86	2.55
1962	6.09	2.55
1963	7.51	2.67
1964	6.67	2.6
1965	6.61	2.61
1966	6.31	2.62
1967	5.81	2.35
1968	6.51	2.12
1969	6.18	2
1970	6.09	1.95
1971	5.52	2.04
1972	5.11	2.03
1973	4.73	1.92
1974	4.17	1.9
1975	3.57	1.92
1976	3.24	1.75
1977	2.84	1.66
1978	2.72	1.67
1979	2.75	1.6
1980	2.74	1.55
1981	2.79	1.44
1982	2.97	1.43
1983	2.56	1.38
1984	2.61	1.4
1985	2.63	1.45
1986	2.72	1.48
1987	2.76	1.5
1988	2.54	1.56
1989	2.52	1.62
1990	2.51	1.67
1991	1.93	1.68
1992	1.78	1.76
1993	1.69	1.75
1994	1.63	1.81
1995	1.59	1.8
1996	1.55	1.75
1997	1.53	1.75
1998	1.52	1.72
1999	1.53	1.73
2000	1.63	1.77
2001	1.56	1.74
2002	1.57	1.72
2003	1.57	1.76
2004	1.61	1.78
2005	1.62	1.8
2006	1.64	1.85
2007	1.67	1.84
2008	1.7	1.89
2009	1.71	1.84
2010	1.69	1.87
2011	1.67	1.75
2012	1.8	1.73
2013	1.71	1.67
2014	1.77	1.69
2015	1.67	1.71
2016	1.77	1.79
2017	1.8	1.75
2018	1.54	1.73
2019	1.5	1.7
2020	1.24	1.68
2021	1.12	1.72
2022	1.03	1.55
2023	1	1.5

China and Denmark demographics compared

Median age

China

Denmark

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Denmark
1960	20.9	33
1961	21.1	33.1
1962	21	33
1963	20.4	33
1964	19.9	32.9
1965	19.6	32.8
1966	19.3	32.6
1967	19.2	32.5
1968	19.2	32.5
1969	19.1	32.5
1970	19.1	32.5
1971	19.2	32.5
1972	19.3	32.6
1973	19.5	32.7
1974	19.7	32.8
1975	20.1	33
1976	20.4	33.2
1977	20.8	33.4
1978	21.2	33.7
1979	21.4	33.9
1980	21.6	34.3
1981	21.8	34.7
1982	22.1	35.1
1983	22.6	35.5
1984	23	35.7
1985	23.2	36
1986	23.4	36.2
1987	23.6	36.5
1988	23.9	36.7
1989	24.4	36.9
1990	24.7	37.1
1991	25.1	37.3
1992	25.6	37.4
1993	26.1	37.5
1994	26.6	37.6
1995	27.2	37.7
1996	27.8	37.7
1997	28.3	37.9
1998	28.8	38
1999	29.4	38.2
2000	30	38.4
2001	30.5	38.6
2002	31.1	38.8
2003	31.6	39
2004	32.1	39.2
2005	32.6	39.5
2006	33.1	39.8
2007	33.7	40.1
2008	34.2	40.2
2009	34.7	40.4
2010	35.1	40.5
2011	35.5	40.7
2012	35.7	41
2013	36	41.2
2014	36.3	41.4
2015	36.7	41.5
2016	37.1	41.6
2017	37.4	41.7
2018	37.7	41.8
2019	38.1	41.9
2020	38.5	42.1
2021	39	42.2
2022	39.6	42.1
2023	40.1	42.2
2024	40.6	42.3

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