Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside the Philippines 7 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 5 times as long as Denmark’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 2,783 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 19 times as many people as Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 2.6 times as densely populated as Denmark.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 16.7 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 15.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 16 years older than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.4 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 5% larger than Denmark’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 6.6 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Denmark (Gini 9.4 points higher).
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× the Philippines’.
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 35 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 12 years longer than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 56% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 3 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 751 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 716 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 3.1 years longer than in the Philippines.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 103 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as the Philippines’.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 16% of Denmark.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Denmark.
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 4.2 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 16.8 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.6 times as much rain as Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Denmark fits inside the Philippines 7 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 19 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or the Philippines?
People in Denmark live 12 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Denmark or the Philippines?
Men in Denmark are 16.7 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
