Denmark
EDRIX Score
5.08
EOTRIX Score
5.85
Tier
Specialized Contender
Overall Assessment
Denmark's ranking is lower than its reputation would suggest, presenting a puzzle. While it has a strong policy framework and a healthy developer ecosystem, this is not reflected in the technological choices of its citizens or the sovereignty of its core digital infrastructure.
Sobering Reality
The official website for the Danish Monarch is hosted in the US, with DNS provided by Microsoft Azure. The website for the capital, Copenhagen, is hosted on Microsoft infrastructure, and its email is run by Amazon. These dependencies severely impact its Public Sector Digital Resilience score (4.60).
2020 Baseline
In 2020, Denmark was a "leader," demonstrating a proactive and sophisticated strategic agenda for digital sovereignty supported by a mature and well-governed open source policy framework.
2024 Progression
Denmark's progress continues to be driven by local authorities and associations like OS2. The Danish Agency for Digital Government has created key guidelines for the use of OSS, but the national push has been less forceful than in other leading countries.
2025 Data-Driven Analysis
Denmark's data reveals a contradiction. Its Public Policy (7.50) and Developer Ecosystem (7.27) scores are strong. However, it scores very poorly on Grassroots Adoption (2.37) and has low ratings for its public and private sector domains, which significantly pulls down its overall EDRIX score.
Strengths
- Public Policy: A mature policy framework, particularly at the local and agency level.
- Developer Ecosystem: A high density of open source developers.
Weaknesses
- Grassroots Adoption: Very low market share for open source and sovereign technologies.
- Public/Private Sector Resilience: Low sovereignty ratings for its core national internet infrastructure.
Outlook
Denmark needs to investigate the disconnect between its capabilities and its outcomes. The data suggests that despite having a pro-OSS policy and a skilled workforce, both its government and its citizens are still heavily reliant on non-sovereign technologies. Understanding and addressing this gap is key to its future resilience.