Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside India 77 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 4% longer than India’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 8,415 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 244 times as many people as Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 3.3 times as densely populated as Denmark.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 15.4 cm taller than in India.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 14.3 cm taller than in India.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 13 years older than in India.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Denmark 1.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 8.6 times the size of Denmark’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 7.1 times as much per person as India.
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in India (Gini 4.4 points higher).
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.2% in India.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark and India are practically level.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 4× India’s.
Denmark: 92% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 80 times as much on health per person as India.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 10 years longer than in India.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 6.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as India.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 3.00 points higher than in India.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 82% more alcohol than in India.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 12 times as much meat per person as India.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,065 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 1,003 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 6.1 years longer than in India.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 355 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 70% in India.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and India are practically level.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 25 times as long as Denmark’s.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of India, but only 16% of Denmark.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 4.9 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Denmark.
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 6.3 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 14.9 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 50% more rain than Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than India?
India is larger. Denmark fits inside India 77 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or India?
India has 244 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or India?
People in Denmark live 10 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Denmark or India?
Men in Denmark are 15.4 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).