How much coast is there?

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 4,379 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 23 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 25% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 23 years older than in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Ethiopia are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 23 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Denmark (Gini 1.2 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Ethiopia’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 194 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 9.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 31 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 3.55 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 15 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,175 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 219 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 592 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 35 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Denmark.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 7.7 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 14.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 14% more rain than Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)