CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside New Zealand 6.2 times

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Denmark’s

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Denmark’s highest peak towers 141 m above New Zealand’s

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 37% of New Zealand

Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 36.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Denmark has 13% more people than New Zealand

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 7.4 times as densely populated as New Zealand

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Denmark are 4.2 cm taller than in New Zealand

Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Denmark are 4.8 cm taller than in New Zealand

Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 4 years older than in New Zealand

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in New Zealand have 0.1 more children on average than in Denmark

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 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 18% in New Zealand

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Denmark hosts 39 times as many refugees per resident as New Zealand

Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · New Zealand: 0.4 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, New Zealand 5.6

Denmark: 20 (2026) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Denmark 1

Denmark: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (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 75% larger than New Zealand’s

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 45% more per person than New Zealand

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · New Zealand: no data

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · New Zealand: no data

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Denmark and New Zealand are practically level

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.1%

Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · New Zealand: 1.1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, New Zealand’s 30%

Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 29.5% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× New Zealand’s

Denmark: 92% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 34% more on health per person than New Zealand

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

Denmark and New Zealand are practically level

Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in New Zealand is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 25% more doctors per person than New Zealand

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

New Zealand has 3% more hospital beds per person than Denmark

Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in New Zealand is 51% higher than in Denmark

Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 13 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 15% in Denmark

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in New Zealand

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 8% more alcohol than in New Zealand

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 27% more meat per person than New Zealand

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 612 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in New Zealand put in 328 more hours a year than in Denmark

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 0.14 years longer than in New Zealand

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as New Zealand (2019)

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Denmark has 10 more World Heritage sites than New Zealand (13 against 3)

Denmark: 13 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, New Zealand 166

Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 166 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 94% in New Zealand

Denmark: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Denmark is 16% faster than in New Zealand

Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · New Zealand: 272 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and New Zealand are practically level

Denmark: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand

Denmark: 89% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127

Denmark: 127 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 54% longer than Denmark’s

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of New Zealand, but only 16% of Denmark

Denmark: 16% (2024) · New Zealand: 38.9% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 89% in New Zealand

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Denmark carries 29% more fine dust than in New Zealand

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 74% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Denmark

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in New Zealand are 2.6 times as deadly as in Denmark

Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 10.9 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

New Zealand is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Denmark

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 89% more rain than Denmark

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 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 New Zealand?

New Zealand is larger. Denmark fits inside New Zealand 6.2 times.

Which has more people, Denmark or New Zealand?

Denmark has 13% more people than New Zealand (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Denmark or New Zealand?

Denmark and New Zealand are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 82.0 in New Zealand.

Are people taller in Denmark or New Zealand?

Men in Denmark are 4.2 cm taller than in New Zealand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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