How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 2,829 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 6.2 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 8.7 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.8 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 13% more per person than Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 2.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Saudi Arabia’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 32% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 0.72 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 74% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 74 kcal more food per person per day than Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 745 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 1.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as Saudi Arabia (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

Saudi Arabia and Denmark are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 10% longer than Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Denmark.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 5.6 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 11% more likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia than in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 8 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 17.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 14 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)