Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Ivory Coast 7.5 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 14 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 1,581 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 5.4 times as many people as Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 46% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 13.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 10.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 23 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.8 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 10 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Denmark (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Ivory Coast’s.
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 77 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 27 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 8.4 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 796 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 723 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 8.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 9 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 17.2 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 45% more rain than Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is larger. Denmark fits inside Ivory Coast 7.5 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 5.4 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Ivory Coast?
People in Denmark live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Denmark or Ivory Coast?
Men in Denmark are 13.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).