Austria vs Denmark: Bathing sites with excellent water quality
Austria
96.5%
in 2025
Denmark
94.3%
in 2025
Austria rank
4th
Denmark rank
6th
Bathing sites with excellent water quality over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 96.5% against 94.3% in Denmark, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 6th of 27 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 81.0% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 83.5% | 8.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 91.8% | 3.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.1% | 1.8% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bathing sites with excellent water quality, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 96.5% against 94.3% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bathing sites with excellent water quality between Austria and Denmark?
- 2.2%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Austria ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 6th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bathing sites with excellent water quality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of bathing water sites in lakes or rivers that are of excellent quality. This means contamination levels of certain bacteria are below a strict threshold.