Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.29% in Denmark and 3.96% in Germany, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.67 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Denmark.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Denmark ranked 116 and Germany ranked 38 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Denmark | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.29 | 3.96 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.29 | 3.95 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.28 | 3.95 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.28 | 3.94 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 3.93 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.31 | 3.93 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.34 | 3.93 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.36 | 3.93 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.38 | 3.92 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.41 | 3.88 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.44 | 3.84 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.48 | 3.81 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.52 | 3.8 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.58 | 3.81 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.65 | 3.83 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.73 | 3.86 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 3.88 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.83 | 3.9 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.85 | 3.91 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.87 | 3.92 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.87 | 3.93 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.88 | 3.95 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDenmark: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDenmark: 88.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personDenmark: $2,495 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025