How much coast is there?

Canada’s coastline is 28 times as long as Denmark’s.

Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Canada’s highest peak towers 5,788 m above Denmark’s.

Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Canada has 6.9 times as many people as Denmark.

Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 32 times as densely populated as Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 0.91 years older than in Canada.

Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Denmark have 0.2 more children on average than in Canada.

Canada: 1.25 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 20% in Canada.

Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Canada 5.3.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)

How many official languages?

Canada has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Canada’s economy is 5 times the size of Denmark’s.

Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 25% more per person than Canada.

Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Denmark (Gini 1.6 points higher).

Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 5.5% in Denmark.

Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Canada: 83% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 6% more on health per person than Canada.

Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Canada is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark.

Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 60% more doctors per person than Canada.

Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 11% in Canada.

Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in Canada.

Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 3% more alcohol than in Canada.

Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 7% more meat per person than Canada.

Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 144 kcal more food per person per day than Canada.

Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Canada put in 351 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 0.84 years longer than in Denmark.

Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 5 times as many tourists per resident as Canada (2019).

Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 94% in Canada.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Canada and Denmark are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 83% in Canada.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.

Canada: 94 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Canada’s railway network is 18 times as long as Denmark’s.

Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Denmark: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 16% of Denmark.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Canada emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Denmark.

Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.

Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Denmark carries 29% more fine dust than in Canada.

Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Denmark.

Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Canada are 2 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Denmark is on average 12.5 °C warmer than Canada.

Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 24% more rain than Canada.

Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)