How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 126 times as long as Iraq’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 3,440 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 7.8 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 39% more densely populated than Iraq.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 21 years older than in Iraq.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.8 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 82% larger than Iraq’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 5.8 times as much per person as Iraq.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Denmark and Iraq are practically level.

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 5.5% in Denmark.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark and Iraq are practically level.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Iraq’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 20 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

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

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 2.33 points higher than in Iraq.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,363 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iraq put in 203 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 6.2 years longer than in Iraq.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Iraq are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 13% longer than Iraq’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 5.4 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 9.3 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 14.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

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

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 4 times as much rain as Iraq.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)