Denmark vs Viet Nam: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Denmark
23.2%
in 2025
Viet Nam
23.7%
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Denmark
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 23.7% against 23.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 3.8% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 13.6% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 22.5% | 5.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.2% | 2.3% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Denmark or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 23.7% against 23.2% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Denmark and Viet Nam?
- 0.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Viet Nam rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Denmark ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.