How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 47% longer than Iceland’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Iceland: 4,970 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iceland’s highest peak towers 1,939 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Iceland: 2,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Denmark has 15 times as many people as Iceland.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Iceland: 392,404 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 39 times as densely populated as Iceland.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Iceland: 4 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 5.4 years older than in Iceland.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Iceland: 35.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iceland have 0.1 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Iceland: 1.56 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 16% in Iceland.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Iceland: 16% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Iceland: no data

How many official languages?

Denmark and Iceland are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Iceland: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 12 times the size of Iceland’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Iceland: $38.6 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iceland and Denmark are nearly identical here.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Iceland: Int$83,431 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in Iceland (Gini 3.1 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Iceland: 26.8 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.6% in Iceland.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Iceland: 3.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Iceland: no data

How expensive is it?

Iceland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Denmark’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Iceland: 118% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iceland spends 13% more on health per person than Denmark.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Iceland: $7,642 (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 Iceland.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Iceland: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 3% more doctors per person than Iceland.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Iceland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Iceland are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Iceland: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 9.2% in Iceland.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Iceland: 9.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Iceland and Denmark are practically level.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Iceland: 7.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 24% more alcohol than in Iceland.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Iceland: 7.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 3% more meat per person than Iceland.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Iceland: 98.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 53 kcal more food per person per day than Iceland.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Iceland: 3,681 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iceland put in 72 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Iceland: 1,452 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iceland went to school 0.88 years longer than in Denmark.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Iceland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iceland welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Denmark (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Iceland: 5.58 (2019)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 98% in Iceland.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Iceland: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Iceland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

94% of people in Iceland live in cities, versus 89% in Denmark.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Iceland: 94% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iceland 121.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Iceland: 121 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Iceland: no data

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Iceland: 11.07 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 0.5% of Iceland.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Iceland: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iceland emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Iceland: 9.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Iceland: 100% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Denmark carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Iceland.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Iceland: 4.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 53% more likely to be murdered in Iceland than in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Iceland: 1.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iceland are 4% deadlier than in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Iceland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Denmark is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Iceland.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iceland: 2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Iceland gets 70% more rain than Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iceland: 1,439 mm (2016–2025 avg)