Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Venezuela 21 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,807 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 4.7 times as many people as Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 4.6 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 8.4 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 9.4 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Venezuela are practically level.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Denmark and Venezuela are practically level.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 36 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 9.6 years longer than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.78 points higher than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 933 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 449 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 172 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Venezuela are practically level.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Venezuela and Denmark are practically level.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark’s railway network is 6 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 16% of Denmark.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 16% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Denmark and Venezuela are practically level.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 76% more fine dust than in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Denmark.
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 5.7 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 16.3 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.5 times as much rain as Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Denmark fits inside Venezuela 21 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 4.7 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Venezuela?
People in Denmark live 9.6 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Denmark or Venezuela?
Men in Denmark are 8.4 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).