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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Austria 2 times

Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 3,627 m above Denmark’s

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 31% of Austria

Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Denmark: 65.1% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Austria has 53% more people than Denmark

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 35% more densely populated than Austria

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Denmark are 3.4 cm taller than in Austria

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Denmark are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 1.8 years older than in Denmark

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Denmark have 0.2 more children on average than in Austria

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Denmark and Austria are practically level

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Austria hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Denmark

Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Denmark 20.0

Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Denmark: 20 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Austria and Denmark are practically level

Austria: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 25% larger than Denmark’s

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 8% more per person than Austria

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Denmark (Gini 1.3 points higher)

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Austria and Denmark are practically level

Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Denmark: 0.4% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Austria and Denmark are practically level

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%

Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Denmark: 3.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Austria’s 26%

Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Denmark: 33.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Austria’s

Austria: 82% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Denmark and Austria are nearly identical here

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

Denmark and Austria are practically level

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Denmark is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 23% more doctors per person than Denmark

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Austria has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Denmark

Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Austria is 48% higher than in Denmark

Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 15% in Denmark

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 16% in Denmark

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Austria

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 22% more alcohol than in Denmark

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 37% more meat per person than Austria

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 22 kcal more food per person per day than Denmark

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Austria put in 59 more hours a year than in Denmark

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 0.67 years longer than in Austria

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 21% more tourists per resident than Denmark (2019)

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Denmark has 1 more World Heritage site than Austria (13 against 12)

Austria: 12 (2026) · Denmark: 13 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Denmark 216

Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Denmark: 216 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 92% in Austria

Austria: 92% (2025) · Denmark: 100% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Denmark is 80% faster than in Austria

Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Denmark are practically level

Austria: 100% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 70% in Austria

Austria: 70% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124

Austria: 124 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 85% longer than Denmark’s

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Austria: 5 (2023) · Denmark: no data

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 16% of Denmark

Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Denmark: 16% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 30% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Austria carries 14% more fine dust than in Denmark

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Denmark

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Austria are 55% deadlier than in Denmark

Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Denmark is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Austria

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 50% more rain than Denmark

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Denmark?

Austria is larger. Denmark fits inside Austria 2 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Denmark?

Austria has 53% more people than Denmark (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Denmark?

Denmark and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.3 in Denmark.

Are people taller in Austria or Denmark?

Men in Denmark are 3.4 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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