Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside the DR Congo 55 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 198 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 4,939 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 19 times as many people as Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 3 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 13.3 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 13.2 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 25 years older than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.5 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Denmark 1.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 5.1 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 43 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Denmark (Gini 14.8 points higher).
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.2%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× the DR Congo’s.
Denmark: 92% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 288 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 22 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 3.78 points higher than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 6 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 29 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,719 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 461 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 5.6 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 466 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 36% longer than Denmark’s.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 16% of Denmark.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 88 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Denmark.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 7.1 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 15.3 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 74% more rain than Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than the DR Congo?
The DR Congo is larger. Denmark fits inside the DR Congo 55 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo has 19 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or the DR Congo?
People in Denmark live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Denmark or the DR Congo?
Men in Denmark are 13.3 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).