How much coast is there?

Mexico’s coastline is 28% longer than Denmark’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 5,465 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Mexico has 22 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 2.2 times as densely populated as Mexico.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Mexico have 0.4 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Mexico are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 4 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 3.2 times as much per person as Mexico.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Denmark (Gini 12.7 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.7% in Mexico.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Mexico’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 8.9 times as much on health per person as Mexico.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Mexico: $761 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mexico is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 74% more doctors per person than Mexico.

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

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Denmark and Mexico are practically level.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Mexico.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 43% more alcohol than in Mexico.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 29% more meat per person than Mexico.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 429 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Mexico put in 249 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 3.7 years longer than in Mexico.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 83% in Mexico.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Mexico are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 8.7 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 35% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mexico carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Mexico are 5.2 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Mexico is on average 11.8 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 7% more rain than Mexico.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)