Denmark
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- Germany
- Population
- 6,009,169 (2025)
- Total area
- 42,920 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 56.2° N, 9.3° E
Denmark at a glance
Denmark is a country in Europe. Its capital is Copenhagen. Its only land neighbour is Germany.
Within Europe, Denmark has the highest share of internet users (99.8% in 2024, among 43 countries with data).
Flag of Denmark
Denmark’s flag is drawn in the proportions 28:37 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Latvia, Türkiye, Switzerland and Tunisia.
Denmark in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 6,009,169 | 113thof 195 | 22ndof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 42,920 km² | 130thof 194 | 29thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $462.5B | 34thof 182 | 15thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $76,970 | 8thof 182 | 6thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 82.3 years | 24thof 195 | 16thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.47 | 144thof 195 | 12thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $6,511 | 10thof 191 | 8thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 88.8% | 24thof 195 | 9thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 99.8% | 4thof 180 | 1stof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 15.8% | 130thof 191 | 36thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 4.28 t | 54thof 181 | 25thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Denmark compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 6,009,169 | 42,920 km² | $76,970 |
| Germany | 83,491,249 | 357,680 km² | $60,496 |
Quizzes featuring Denmark
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Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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- Capitals of Europe
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Denmark · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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