Relations between the two countries are described as "excellent",[1] "friendly" and "well-developed".

[4] Denmark actively supported Croatian accession to the European Union and NATO, with its officials stating that Croatia was the 28th EU member way before that became official in 2013.

[5] Today, both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization.

[7] In 2005, Denmark launched a program in Croatia with aim to contribute to the development of the public administration.

On October 21, 2014, Queen Margrethe II awarded Croatian president Ivo Josipović with Order of the Elephant, the highest order of Denmark.