Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside the United Kingdom 5.7 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 70% longer than Denmark’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United Kingdom’s highest peak towers 1,174 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 65% of Denmark
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 12 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 91% more densely populated than Denmark
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 3.7 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 5.5 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 1.5 years older than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United Kingdom have 0.1 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 20% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 89% more refugees per resident than the United Kingdom
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Kingdom 15.8
Denmark: 20 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and the United Kingdom are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 8.7 times the size of Denmark’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 29% more per person than the United Kingdom
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Denmark (Gini 2.5 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark and the United Kingdom are practically level
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.4%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, the United Kingdom’s 27%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the United Kingdom’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 15% more on health per person than the United Kingdom
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 0.87 years longer than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Kingdom is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 36% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark and the United Kingdom are nearly identical here
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 12% higher than in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 9% more alcohol than in Denmark
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 20% more meat per person than the United Kingdom
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 299 kcal more food per person per day than the United Kingdom
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Kingdom put in 143 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 0.46 years longer than in Denmark
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as the United Kingdom (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 22 more World Heritage sites than Denmark (35 against 13)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Denmark 216
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 95% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 4% faster than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and the United Kingdom are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 83% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 89% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122
Denmark: 127 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 6 times as long as Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Denmark: 16% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 5% more CO₂ than someone in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Denmark carries 2% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom than in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Denmark are 8% deadlier than in the United Kingdom
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Kingdom is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 27% more rain than Denmark
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. Denmark fits inside the United Kingdom 5.7 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 12 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or the United Kingdom?
People in Denmark live 0.87 years longer than in the United Kingdom. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Denmark or the United Kingdom?
Men in Denmark are 3.7 cm taller than in the United Kingdom (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
