Denmark’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Germany’s

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)

Germany’s highest peak towers 2,792 m above Denmark’s

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 47% of Germany

Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Germany: 47.4% (2024)

Germany has 14 times as many people as Denmark

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)

Germany is 59% more densely populated than Denmark

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Germany is 3.9 years older than in Denmark

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)

Women in Denmark have 0.1 more children on average than in Germany

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 21% in Denmark

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)

Germany hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Denmark

Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Germany 10.3

Denmark: 20 (2026) · Germany: 10.3 (2026)

Denmark and Germany are practically level

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)

Germany’s economy is 11 times the size of Denmark’s

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)

Denmark produces 10% more per person than Germany

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Denmark (Gini 3.8 points higher)

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)

Germany and Denmark are practically level

Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Germany: 0.7% (2022)

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.7% in Germany

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)

Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Germany 2.3%

Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Germany: 2.3% (2025)

Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Germany: 10.9% (2024)

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Germany’s

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)

Germany spends 2% more on health per person than Denmark

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)

A baby in Denmark is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Germany

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Germany and Denmark are nearly identical here

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Germany has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Denmark

Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Germany is 16% higher than in Denmark

Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 10 per 100k (2023)

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 15% in Denmark

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 16% in Denmark

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Germany

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)

Adults in Germany drink 15% more alcohol than in Denmark

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)

Denmark has 43% more meat per person than Germany

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)

Denmark has 199 kcal more food per person per day than Germany

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)

Workers in Denmark put in 45 more hours a year than in Germany

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)

Adults in Germany went to school 1.3 years longer than in Denmark

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)

Denmark welcomed 5.4 times as many tourists per resident as Germany (2019)

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)

Germany has 42 more World Heritage sites than Denmark (55 against 13)

Denmark: 13 (2026) · Germany: 55 (2026)

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Denmark 216

Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Germany: 980 (2026 edition)

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 94% in Germany

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

Home internet in Denmark is 68% faster than in Germany

Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Germany: 187 Mbps (2026)

Denmark and Germany are practically level

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

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 82% in Germany

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)

Germany’s railway network is 12 times as long as Denmark’s

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)

Denmark: no data · Germany: 0.96 (2023)

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 16% of Denmark

Denmark: 16% (2024) · Germany: 32.8% (2024)

The average person in Germany emits 43% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)

The air in Germany carries 1% more fine dust than in Denmark

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Germany than in Denmark

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Germany are 29% deadlier than in Denmark

Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023)

Germany is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Denmark

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Germany gets 3% more rain than Denmark

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)