Denmark vs United States: Population census recently completed
Denmark
1
in 2015
United States
1
in 2015
Denmark rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1770s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1780s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United States |
| 1800s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1810s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between Denmark and United States?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for population census recently completed?
- Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.