Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Indonesia 45 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 7.5 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 4,713 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 29% of Indonesia
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 48 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia and Denmark are nearly identical here
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 15.6 cm taller than in Indonesia
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 15.1 cm taller than in Indonesia
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 11 years older than in Indonesia
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.6 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 613 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Indonesia are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Denmark’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 4.7 times as much per person as Indonesia
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Denmark (Gini 4.5 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Indonesia: 3.7% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Indonesia: no data
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Indonesia’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 51 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 11 years longer than in Indonesia
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 8.6 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 77% more hospital beds per person than Indonesia
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 3.9 times that in Indonesia
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.92 points higher than in Indonesia
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 94 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 5.1 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 834 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 579 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 4.3 years longer than in Indonesia
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 50 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 3 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (13 against 10)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 3.8 times as fast as in Indonesia
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Indonesia are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 16% of Denmark
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Denmark as in Indonesia
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 4.1 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 16.0 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.1 times as much rain as Denmark
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Denmark fits inside Indonesia 45 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 48 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Indonesia?
People in Denmark live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Denmark or Indonesia?
Men in Denmark are 15.6 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
