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Denmark rankings 2026: where Denmark places in 187 global Top 10s

Denmark is #1 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 32 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Denmark appears in 187 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Denmark is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed, where it is measured at 88.61 % (Share of cereals used as animal feed) as of 2026-11-02. Denmark holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 32 rankings.

Where Denmark is number one

Denmark leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Denmark is inside the top 10 of 31 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 19 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Denmark by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Denmark holds 55 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP (144.06 % of GDP), #6 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net (35.8k BoP, current US$ million), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows (7.23 % of GDP) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP (144.06 % of GDP). 51 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Denmark holds 31 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (88.61 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest rye yields (5.8 tonnes per hectare), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields (3.85 tonnes per hectare) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest potato yields (45.83 tonnes per hectare). 27 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Denmark holds 29 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest happiness scores (7.54 score (0-10)), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (100 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation (100 %) and #9 of 41 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies (80 years). 25 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Denmark holds 28 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share (71 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports (2.71 %), #14 of 45 in Countries with the most electric cars on the road (670 thousand cars) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports (2.02 %). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Denmark holds 27 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Alzheimer's and dementias (90.48 per 100,000 people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease (13.31 per 100,000 people), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates (8.81 per 100,000 people) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest opioid use death rates (2.82 per 100,000 people). 23 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Denmark holds 10 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (8,837.52 per million people), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (79.55 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) (81.03 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.92 %). 6 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Denmark holds 4 positions: #16 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (15.6 million), #27 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (9.1 US$ bn), #31 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million) and #49 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (99.6 thousand).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Denmark holds 3 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (99.77 %), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (99.77 % of population) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (43.39 per 100 people).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Denmark moved in 169 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Denmark ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Denmark's lowest current positions are 49th of 49 in Countries producing the most natural gas (30.7 TWh), 49th of 50 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer (196.05 thousand tonnes) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (4.3 % of GDP). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Denmark

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Denmark's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Denmark

What is Denmark's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed, with 88.61 % (Share of cereals used as animal feed) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Denmark?

187 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Denmark in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 32 rankings, including #1 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed, #2 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share and #2 in Countries with the highest rye yields.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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