How much coast is there?

Japan’s coastline is 4.1 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Japan’s highest peak towers 3,605 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 21 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Japan: 123 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 2.3 times as densely populated as Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Japan: 338 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 7.7 years older than in Denmark.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Japan: 49 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 21% in Denmark.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Japan: 30% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Japan 2.4.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Japan: 2.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Japan are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 9.6 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 50% more per person than Japan.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Japan: Int$55,422 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Japan than in Denmark (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Japan: 32.3 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Japan: 2.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Japan 1.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Japan: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Japan’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 85% more on health per person than Japan.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Japan: $3,638 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Denmark is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Japan.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 70% more doctors per person than Japan.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Japan: 5.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Japan smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Japan: 17.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.41 points higher than in Japan.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Japan: 6.13 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 52% more alcohol than in Japan.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Japan: 6.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 69% more meat per person than Japan.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Japan: 59.9 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,064 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Japan put in 274 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Japan: 1,654 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 0.34 years longer than in Japan.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Japan: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 8.1 times as many tourists per resident as Japan (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Japan: 0.3 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 86% in Japan.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Japan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 89% in Denmark.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Japan: 92% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Japan: 178 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Japan: 20,087 km (2011)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Japan: 0.98 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Japan: 68.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 64% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Japan: 7.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Japan: 23.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Japan carries 17% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Denmark as in Japan.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Japan are 17% deadlier than in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Japan is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 2.2 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg)