Denmark · ranked 20th sporting nation in the world

Denmark ranks 20^th of 203 nations in the IXAGON world ranking of sporting nations, with 604.0 points (edition v26.26.1, 7 November 2026).

Men contribute 473.2 points (15^th in the world) and women 130.8 points (32^nd), that is 78% and 22% of the total.

The base holds 37 podiums for this nation: 6 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze.

Strongest category: team sports (9^th in the world). Best discipline: Handball (1^st of 6 ranked nations).

Since the previous edition v26.25: ±0.0 points, rank unchanged.

Points by category

Category	Points	Men	Women	World rank
Team sports	292.3	243.6	48.7	9^th / 42
Cycling	110.1	86.2	23.9	11^th / 23
Racket sports	71.5	71.5	0.0	15^th / 32
Equestrian	38.6	19.3	19.3	4^th / 15
Precision sports	32.1	21.6	10.5	19^th / 62
Water sports	31.7	3.6	28.1	29^th / 53
Gymnastics	13.3	13.3	0.0	23^rd / 29
Combat sports	8.6	8.4	0.2	72^nd / 99
Winter sports	5.7	5.7	0.0	28^th / 31

Points by discipline

Discipline	Category	Points	Rank
Handball	Team sports	292.3	1^st / 6
Track Cycling	Cycling	110.1	4^th / 15
Badminton	Racket sports	71.5	7^th / 11
Equestrian	Equestrian	38.6	4^th / 12
Canoe Sprint	Water sports	19.8	10^th / 21
Archery	Precision sports	14.3	11^th / 18
Trampoline	Gymnastics	13.3	7^th / 12
Shooting	Precision sports	12.2	20^th / 33
Sailing	Water sports	11.9	16^th / 23
Speed Skating	Winter sports	5.7	11^th / 12
Taekwondo	Combat sports	5.5	24^th / 33
Bowling	Precision sports	4.1	7^th / 13
Wrestling	Combat sports	3.0	26^th / 33
Billiards	Precision sports	1.5	9^th / 29
Kickboxing	Combat sports	0.2	49^th / 61

Points from a mixed event are split equally between men and women. The rank by discipline counts the nations that score points in it.