Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Kazakhstan 63 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 65% of Denmark
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 75 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark and Kazakhstan are practically level
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Denmark
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times that in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 6 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (13 against 7)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 91% faster than in Kazakhstan
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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: 16% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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)
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 4.9 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).