How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 4% longer than Denmark’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 4,577 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 9.8 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 33% more densely populated than Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 6.2 years older than in Denmark.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Denmark have 0.3 more children on average than in Italy.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 21% in Denmark.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Italy 3.4.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Italy are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 33% more per person than Italy.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Denmark (Gini 4.4 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.5% in Denmark.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 2 times as much on health per person as Italy.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Denmark is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Italy.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 7% more doctors per person than Italy.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.96 points higher than in Italy.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 13% more alcohol than in Italy.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 42% more meat per person than Italy.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 19 kcal more food per person per day than Denmark.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Italy put in 321 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 2.2 years longer than in Italy.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Italy (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 89% in Italy.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Italy are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 6.5 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Italy: 0.34 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

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

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

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Italy carries 69% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 48% more likely to be murdered in Denmark than in Italy.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Italy are 2.2 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Italy is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Italy gets 22% more rain than Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)