Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia is 84% bigger than Denmark.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 1,431 m above Denmark’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 81% more people than Denmark.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 6% more densely populated than Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Denmark and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 1.5 cm taller than in Czechia.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 1.5 years older than in Denmark.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Denmark have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Czechia and Denmark are practically level.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Denmark: 20 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 18% larger than Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 38% more per person than Czechia.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in Czechia (Gini 4.2 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Denmark: 2.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Czechia’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Czechia.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 2.3 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Denmark is 67% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 3% more doctors per person than Czechia.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 0.72 points higher than in Czechia.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 42% more alcohol than in Denmark.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 23% more meat per person than Czechia.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 350 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 394 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Denmark and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 75% more tourists per resident than Czechia (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Denmark are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Denmark’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Denmark: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 16% of Denmark.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Denmark: 15.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 48% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 34% more fine dust than in Denmark.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Denmark than in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Denmark is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 5% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Denmark?
Czechia is larger. Czechia is 84% bigger than Denmark.
Which has more people, Czechia or Denmark?
Czechia has 81% more people than Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Denmark?
People in Denmark live 2.3 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 82.3 in Denmark.
Are people taller in Czechia or Denmark?
Denmark and Czechia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
