CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Kazakhstan 63 times.

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,839 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 3.5 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 19 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Denmark are 6.4 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Denmark are 7.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.5 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 51% larger than Kazakhstan’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 88% more per person than Kazakhstan.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in Kazakhstan (Gini 0.7 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Kazakhstan’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 14 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Denmark live 7.7 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 20% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.91 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 60% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 56% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 598 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 595 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 0.48 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan and Denmark are practically level.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 6 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 78% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 5.3 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Denmark is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 2.6 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Denmark bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Denmark fits inside Kazakhstan 63 times.

Which has more people, Denmark or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has 3.5 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Denmark or Kazakhstan?

People in Denmark live 7.7 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Denmark or Kazakhstan?

Men in Denmark are 6.4 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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