CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Kazakhstan 63 times

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

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

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 65% of Denmark

Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 19 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

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

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

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

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

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

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

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 88% more per person than Kazakhstan

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

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Denmark and Kazakhstan are practically level

Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

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)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

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

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

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 60% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan

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

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Denmark has 6 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (13 against 7)

Denmark: 13 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Denmark is 91% faster than in Kazakhstan

Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

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

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan and Denmark are practically level

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

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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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