Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Russia 399 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 5,471 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 13% of Russia
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 24 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 17 times as densely populated as Russia
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 5.2 cm taller than in Russia
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 4.9 cm taller than in Russia
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 1.8 years older than in Russia
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Denmark have 0.1 more children on average than in Russia
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 18% in Russia
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 192 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Russia are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Denmark’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 68% more per person than Russia
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Denmark (Gini 3.1 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark and Russia are practically level
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 2.1% in Russia
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 3.3%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Russia’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Russia
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 8.8 years longer than in Russia
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 14% more doctors per person than Denmark
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Denmark
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.3 times that in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.71 points higher than in Russia
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 9% more alcohol than in Denmark
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 19% more meat per person than Russia
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 205 kcal more food per person per day than Russia
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 707 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 0.62 years longer than in Russia
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 20 more World Heritage sites than Denmark (33 against 13)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Denmark 216
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 94% in Russia
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Russia are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 75% in Russia
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 32 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 16% of Denmark
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Denmark
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Russia carries 43% more fine dust than in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.3 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 3.2 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Denmark is on average 12.1 °C warmer than Russia
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 44% more rain than Russia
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Denmark fits inside Russia 399 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Russia?
Russia has 24 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Russia?
People in Denmark live 8.8 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Denmark or Russia?
Men in Denmark are 5.2 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
