Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark is 40% bigger than Belgium.
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 110 times as long as Belgium’s.
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belgium’s highest peak towers 523 m above Denmark’s.
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium has 2 times as many people as Denmark.
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 2.6 times as densely populated as Denmark.
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 2.8 cm taller than in Belgium.
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 6.1 cm taller than in Belgium.
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Belgium and Denmark are practically level.
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Denmark have 0.0 more children on average than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Denmark and Belgium are practically level.
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Belgium 7.5.
Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Denmark 1.
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 57% larger than Denmark’s.
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 11% more per person than Belgium.
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in Belgium (Gini 3.1 points higher).
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Belgium and Denmark are practically level.
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.
Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Belgium’s.
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 14% more on health per person than Belgium.
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)
How long do people live?
Belgium and Denmark are practically level.
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Denmark is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Belgium.
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 26% more doctors per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Belgium.
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Belgium and Denmark are nearly identical here.
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 69% more meat per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 187 kcal more food per person per day than Denmark.
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Belgium put in 213 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 0.34 years longer than in Belgium.
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Belgium (2019).
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 96% in Belgium.
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium and Denmark are practically level.
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 88% in Belgium.
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 35% longer than Denmark’s.
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Denmark: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 16% of Denmark.
Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 53% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Belgium carries 3% more fine dust than in Denmark.
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Denmark.
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Belgium are 2 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belgium is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Denmark.
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belgium gets 10% more rain than Denmark.
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Denmark?
Denmark is larger. Denmark is 40% bigger than Belgium.
Which has more people, Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium has 2 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium and Denmark are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 82.3 in Denmark.
Are people taller in Belgium or Denmark?
Men in Denmark are 2.8 cm taller than in Belgium (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
