World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside the median country 2.6 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 17 times as long as the median country’s.
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,164 m above Denmark’s.
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 23% more people than Denmark.
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 53% more densely populated than the median country.
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 8.4 cm taller than in the median country.
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 8.9 cm taller than in the median country.
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 10 years older than in the median country.
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Denmark and the median country are practically level.
Denmark: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 10 times the size of the median country’s.
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 3.9 times as much per person as the median country.
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Denmark (Gini 4.5 points higher).
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Denmark and the median country are practically level.
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2× the median country’s.
Denmark: 92% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 14 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 7.6 years longer than in the median country.
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.71 points higher than in the median country.
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 80% more meat per person than the median country.
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 796 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 594 more hours a year than in Denmark.
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 3.1 years longer than in the median country.
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and the median country are practically level.
Denmark: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Denmark: 89% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Denmark: 127 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark’s railway network is 25% longer than the median country’s.
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 16% of Denmark.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 84% more fine dust than in Denmark.
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Denmark.
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 5.3 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Denmark.
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 20% more rain than Denmark.
Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Denmark bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Denmark fits inside the median country 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or the median country?
The median country has 23% more people than Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or the median country?
People in Denmark live 7.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Denmark or the median country?
Men in Denmark are 8.4 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
