The methodology of the Gender Equality Index was updated in 2025. Comparing scores published before 2025 with the new ones is not reliable. Recalculated data for earlier years, where available, is included in the Gender Equality Index 2025 report.
With 77.5 out of 100 points, Denmark is a top scoring country. With a score almost 10 points above the EU’s score, Denmark ranks second in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score has increased by only 2.9 points from 2005 to 2017 (+ 0.7 points since 2015). Denmark has maintained second place since 2005.
Denmark’s scores are highest in the domains of health (89.9 points) and money (87.1 points). Gender inequalities are most pronounced in the domain of power (64.9 points), although the score in this domain has improved the most since 2005 (+ 10.2 points). Between 2005 and 2017, scores decreased the most in the domain of knowledge (- 1.4 points). There has been little change in the domain of work (+ 0.7 points).
Between 2005 and 2017, Denmark improved its Index score. Throughout this period, Denmark’s score was always higher than the EU one, but improved more slowly. As a result, the gap has narrowed between the two.
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