How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Vietnam’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 2,973 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 17 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 2.2 times as densely populated as Denmark.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 8.8 years older than in Vietnam.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.4 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Vietnam are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Vietnam’s economy is 11% larger than Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 4.6 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Denmark (Gini 6.2 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 1.8%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Vietnam’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 34 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.11 points higher than in Vietnam.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 12% more alcohol than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 67% more meat per person than Vietnam.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 648 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 781 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 4 years longer than in Vietnam.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 30 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Vietnam are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Vietnam’s railway network is 18% longer than Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 7.7 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 14.8 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 2.5 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)