Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Uzbekistan 10 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 4,472 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 6.2 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 78% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 10.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 9.2 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 14 years older than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.0 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 117,165 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 6.1 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Denmark (Gini 2.8 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Uzbekistan’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 35 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 9.7 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 60% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Denmark
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 10% higher than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.26 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Uzbekistan
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 437 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 719 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 1.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (13 against 8)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 46% faster than in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Uzbekistan are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 76% longer than Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 24% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 66% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 3.1 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 3.8 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Denmark fits inside Uzbekistan 10 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 6.2 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Uzbekistan?
People in Denmark live 9.7 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Denmark or Uzbekistan?
Men in Denmark are 10.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).