Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Saudi Arabia 50 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 65% of Denmark
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 11.2 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 10.6 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 1,305 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark: 0.4% (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 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 3.3%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Saudi Arabia’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Denmark live 3.3 years longer than in Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Denmark and Saudi Arabia are nearly identical here
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 3.9 times that in Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 5 more World Heritage sites than Saudi Arabia (13 against 8)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Saudi Arabia and Denmark are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 60% faster than in Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 5.1 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Denmark fits inside Saudi Arabia 50 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 6.2 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
People in Denmark live 3.3 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Denmark are 11.2 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
