Denmark second strongest engineering nation in the world

Denmark is the second strongest engineering country in the world according to a new Engineering Index by the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

Denmark takes the top two position in the list of countries by engineering strength in a new Engineering Index, with high employment in engineering, excellent digital connectivity, high average engineering wages, and high-quality infrastructure.

This first-ever Engineering Index is based on a report, commissioned by the Royal Academy of Engineering, ranking 99 countries by their engineering strength; its workforce, output, prospective recruits, the quality of research and where its impacts are most needed.

Denmark is an engineering top performer:

• Engineering employment: 100%
• Digital connectivity: 100%
• Infrastructure quality: 84%
• Wages and salaries: 81%
• Gender balance: 73%
• Human capital: 63%
• Research: 50%
• Engineering businesses: 32%
• Engineering exports: 30%

A score of 100% indicates that a country outstrips all other countries in the prevalence of a particular index component.

Biomedicine, infrastructure, foods and new manufacturing material

Engineers are responsible for some of the most important advances in biomedicine, and they have played a key role in building the infrastructure around us – from roads to utility networks. Engineers also play a role in the development of food and new materials, such as cutting-edge foams and coatings to be used in manufacturing.

About the Engineering Index

This report considers the impact of engineering on economic development on a global scale. For the first time, this report brings together all available data from 99 countries to paint a picture of global engineering. It uses a comprehensive selection of indicators to calculate a new ‘Engineering Index’: a measure of the engineering strength of different countries.

Read more about how engineering is strongly linked to economic development here

How can we help you company?

If you want to know more about business opportunities in Copenhagen, please contact Director for Investment Promotion, Marianna Lubanski, via email: mlu@copcap.com or mobile phone +45 30 46 36 40. Our services are free of charge.