Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Brazil 198 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2% longer than Denmark’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 2,823 m above Denmark’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 35 times as many people as Denmark.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 5.9 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 6.2 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 7.1 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 7.3 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.1 more children on average than in Denmark.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Denmark are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Denmark’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 3.6 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Denmark (Gini 20.4 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Brazil and Denmark are practically level.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 6.2 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 91% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 0.90 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 9% more alcohol than in Denmark.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 3% more meat per person than Denmark.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 310 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 614 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 4.6 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 75 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 11 times as long as Denmark’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Denmark: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 16% of Denmark.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 70% more fine dust than in Denmark.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 23 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Denmark.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 6.8 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.7 °C warmer than Denmark.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2 times as much rain as Denmark.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Denmark?
Brazil is larger. Denmark fits inside Brazil 198 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Denmark?
Brazil has 35 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Denmark?
People in Denmark live 6.2 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 82.3 in Denmark.
Are people taller in Brazil or Denmark?
Men in Denmark are 6.2 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).