PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1849Independenceca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)CIA World Factbook
- 1951Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1972Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1983Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1994First UNESCO World Heritage siteJelling Mounds, Runic Stones and ChurchUNESCO World Heritage
- 1999First space object launchedOrstedGCAT
- 2001Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-11-01IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionMøns KlintUNESCO World Heritage
- 2026Most recent space launchGCAT