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Denmark vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 130th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Vatican
Population
6018959
949
Population rank 114/197 197/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 38/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 12/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$120B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 31/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
n/a
Median age
42.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Denmark and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Denmark vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Vatican
1950 70.3 65.9
1951 70.9 65.3
1952 70.8 65.7
1953 71.2 66.3
1954 71.3 67.5
1955 71.9 67.8
1956 72 67.3
1957 71.8 67.5
1958 72.2 68.7
1959 72.2 69.2
1960 72.2 69.2
1961 72.5 69.8
1962 72.4 69.2
1963 72.4 69.3
1964 72.5 70.3
1965 72.4 70.1
1966 72.5 70.9
1967 73 70.9
1968 73.1 70.7
1969 73.2 70.7
1970 73.4 71.5
1971 73.4 71.7
1972 73.5 72
1973 73.7 71.9
1974 73.8 72.7
1975 74.1 72.6
1976 73.8 72.9
1977 74.7 73.3
1978 74.4 73.7
1979 74.2 74
1980 74.1 74.1
1981 74.3 74.3
1982 74.6 74.8
1983 74.5 74.7
1984 74.6 75.1
1985 74.5 75.5
1986 74.6 75.7
1987 74.7 76.2
1988 74.8 76.4
1989 74.9 76.8
1990 74.9 76.9
1991 75.2 76.9
1992 75.3 77.3
1993 75.2 77
1994 75.4 77.7
1995 75.3 77.8
1996 75.7 78.5
1997 76 78.2
1998 76.4 78.3
1999 76.6 78.7
2000 76.8 79.3
2001 77 79.9
2002 77.1 80
2003 77.4 79.8
2004 77.8 80.2
2005 78.2 80.6
2006 78.2 81.2
2007 78.3 81.3
2008 78.7 81.4
2009 79 81.3
2010 79.2 81.5
2011 79.8 81.7
2012 80.1 82
2013 80.3 82.5
2014 80.6 82.6
2015 80.7 82.5
2016 80.9 82.9
2017 81.1 82.7
2018 81 83.3
2019 81.4 83.6
2020 81.5 83
2021 81.4 82.9
2022 81.3 83.3
2023 81.9 83
2024 82.1 83.1
2025 82.2 83.3

Denmark and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Vatican
Year Population
Denmark Vatican
1960 4,579,603 -
1961 4,611,687 -
1962 4,647,727 -
1963 4,684,483 -
1964 4,722,072 -
1965 4,759,012 -
1966 4,797,381 -
1967 4,835,354 -
1968 4,864,883 -
1969 4,891,860 -
1970 4,928,757 -
1971 4,963,126 -
1972 4,991,596 -
1973 5,021,861 -
1974 5,045,297 -
1975 5,059,862 -
1976 5,072,596 -
1977 5,088,419 -
1978 5,104,248 -
1979 5,116,801 -
1980 5,123,027 -
1981 5,121,572 -
1982 5,117,810 -
1983 5,114,297 -
1984 5,111,619 -
1985 5,113,691 -
1986 5,120,534 -
1987 5,127,024 -
1988 5,129,516 -
1989 5,132,594 -
1990 5,140,939 -
1991 5,154,298 -
1992 5,171,370 -
1993 5,188,628 -
1994 5,206,180 -
1995 5,233,373 -
1996 5,263,074 -
1997 5,284,991 -
1998 5,304,219 -
1999 5,321,799 -
2000 5,339,616 880
2001 5,358,783 890
2002 5,375,931 900
2003 5,390,574 911
2004 5,404,523 921
2005 5,419,432 921
2006 5,437,272 932
2007 5,461,438 821
2008 5,493,621 824
2009 5,523,095 826
2010 5,547,683 829
2011 5,570,572 832
2012 5,591,572 836
2013 5,614,932 839
2014 5,643,475 842
2015 5,683,483 1,000
2016 5,728,010 -
2017 5,764,980 1,000
2018 5,793,636 -
2019 5,814,422 1,000
2020 5,831,404 -
2021 5,856,733 -
2022 5,903,037 -
2023 5,946,952 -
2024 5,976,992 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Denmark Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Denmark Vatican
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
n/a
Urban population
88.6%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
97
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
86.1%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
n/a

Health

Denmark Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
84
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Denmark Vatican
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
5.59 mi
2003

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