Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Pakistan 19 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 7 times as long as Pakistan’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 8,440 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 47% of Pakistan
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 42 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 2.2 times as densely populated as Denmark
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 14.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 14.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 21 years older than in Pakistan
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 3.5 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 14% larger than Pakistan’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 13 times as much per person as Pakistan
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Denmark (Gini 3.6 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Denmark and Pakistan are practically level
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark and Pakistan are practically level
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× Pakistan’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 221 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 14 years longer than in Pakistan
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 6% higher than in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 2.67 points higher than in Pakistan
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 110 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,220 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 1,091 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 8.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 7 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (13 against 6)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 13 times as fast as in Pakistan
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 6.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 6 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 4 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 2 times as much rain as Pakistan
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Denmark fits inside Pakistan 19 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 42 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Pakistan?
People in Denmark live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Denmark or Pakistan?
Men in Denmark are 14.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
