How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Colombia’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 5,559 m above Denmark’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 8.9 times as many people as Denmark.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 3.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 9.6 years older than in Colombia.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Colombia: 1.63 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 10% in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)

How many official languages?

Colombia and Denmark are practically level.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 1% larger than Colombia’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 3.7 times as much per person as Colombia.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Denmark (Gini 24.5 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.5% in Denmark.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 2.4%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Colombia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 10 times as much on health per person as Colombia.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Colombia is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 77% more doctors per person than Colombia.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.50 points higher than in Colombia.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 62% more meat per person than Colombia.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 608 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 1,091 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 4 years longer than in Colombia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 25% longer than Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Denmark: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 16% of Denmark.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Colombia carries 68% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Denmark.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 7 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 14.8 °C warmer than Denmark.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 3.7 times as much rain as Denmark.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)