How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sri Lanka’s highest peak towers 2,353 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sri Lanka has 3.6 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 2.3 times as densely populated as Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 8.4 years older than in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sri Lanka have 0.5 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 4.9 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Denmark (Gini 7.8 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Sri Lanka’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 50 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sri Lanka is 49% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 4 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 3.53 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 8.8 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,059 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sri Lanka put in 673 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 2.3 years longer than in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 74 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 72% longer than Sri Lanka’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Denmark.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sri Lanka are 5 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 17.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 2.2 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)