In human capital, Denmark ranks fifth, displaying progress in closing the gender gap with 23% of its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workforce being female, higher than the EU’s 19%.
There are 18 submarine fiber-optic cables linking Denmark with Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Canada.
There are also a number of satellite earth stations providing an international communications link – 6 Intelsa, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East).
Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) coverage has steadily increased from 70% to 74%, with rural areas rising sharply to 77.8%, surpassing the EU average of 50%.
Denmark's broadband strategy, initiated in 2021, aims to provide all households and businesses with 100/30 Mbps connections by 2025 and targets 98% coverage for 1 Gbps speeds.
Notably, 79% of Danish Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have achieved at least a basic level of digital intensity, compared to the EU average of 55% in 2021.
Denmark has modernized its digital communication system known as 'digital Post,' with over 90% of individuals and 800,000 companies now using the new platform to receive mail from public authorities.