How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 17 times as long as Poland’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Poland’s highest peak towers 2,328 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Poland has 6.1 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 26% more densely populated than Poland.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

Poland and Denmark are practically level.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Denmark have 0.3 more children on average than in Poland.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Denmark and Poland are practically level.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Poland 7.7.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Poland are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 53% more per person than Poland.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Denmark than in Poland (Gini 1.4 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.0% in Poland.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 2.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Poland’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Poland.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Poland is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 12% more doctors per person than Poland.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in Poland.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 21% more alcohol than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 22% more meat per person than Poland.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark and Poland are practically level.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 427 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 0.18 years longer than in Denmark.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Poland (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 89% in Poland.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Poland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Poland carries 73% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5% more likely to be murdered in Denmark than in Poland.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Poland are 2.8 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Poland is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 11% more rain than Poland.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)