Unlike Britain, Denmark defines rape not in terms of consent but in terms of physical violence or coercion

Denmark’s reputation as a feminist paradise is marred by a hidden and pervasive “culture of rape”, a report has claimed.

Victims are so afraid of being disbelieved that fewer than 18 per cent go to the police and fewer than 2 per cent of rapes result in a conviction, according to official statistics. Yet a study suggests this may be a gross underestimate of the problem and the true conviction rate may be as low as 0.4 per cent.

Denmark has the highest prevalence of rape, sexual assault and violence against women in the EU, in spite of coming second only to Sweden in global gender equality rankings.

The human rights organisation Amnesty International said this paradox was down to “deeply entrenched bias” in the