▲Denmark SKETCH SCORE: 82/100▲Denmark moved +6 this week▪Denmark’s safety score rose to 82 today, but keep in mind that the US and Canada maintain a level 2 advisory while the UK stays at level 1. Watch for the global measles notice before you book.▲Denmark SKETCH SCORE: 82/100▲Denmark moved +6 this week▪Denmark’s safety score rose to 82 today, but keep in mind that the US and Canada maintain a level 2 advisory while the UK stays at level 1. Watch for the global measles notice before you book.
Denmark

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Denmark’s safety score rose to 82 today, but keep in mind that the US and Canada maintain a level 2 advisory while the UK stays at level 1. Watch for the global measles notice before you book.

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high▲ +6 this week
82Sketch Score
90-day trend

Governments, one trip

What they're telling their own citizens about Denmark

United States

Lv 2

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

United Kingdom

Lv 1

See FCDO advice.

Canada

Lv 2

Exercise a high degree of caution

The real score

The breakdown

78advisoryConsensus
76Political Stability
90Police Trust
76Health
98Crime
90LGBTQ+

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82

Go, but pay attention.

The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.

Don't do this

Laws that jail tourists

Public face covering ban

It is illegal to wear garments that hide the face in public without a credible purpose like cold weather or virus protection. Violations result in escalating fines starting at 1,000 kr up to 10,000 kr.

Staying healthy

What to watch out for, health-wise

Active notices

  • • Global Measles

Vaccines

Recommended:

From people who've been there

Local know-how

Staying safe

  • •Dial [tel:112 1-1-2] (Alarm 112) for emergency services in situations that are dangerous for life, health, property or the environment, such as accidents, serious crime and fire.
  • •Generally: Denmark is a very safe country, with almost no risk of natural disasters or animal attacks.
  • •Since 1 August 2018 it has been prohibited by law to wear garments that hides the human face in public, unless there is a credible purpose, such as to protect against cold weather or a virus outbreak.
  • •Since 1 January 2021 the Law on Consentual Sex (Samtykkeloven) is in force.…

Staying healthy

  • •Health services in Denmark are of a high standard, although waiting times at emergency rooms can be quite long for non-emergencies.
  • •Danish doctors do not hand out prescriptions or pills at the rate common in North America, Japan and Southern Europe.
  • •Dentists are only partly covered by the public healthcare system, and everyone, including Danes, pay to visit their dentist.

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Emergency

police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112

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