Europe · Northern Europe
Denmark
Denmark covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²), the 134th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Switzerland, at about 41,400 km².
- 42,700km²Area, main territory
- 5.8 millionPopulation
- 1.39In Belgiums
100 km
- Denmark
Facts
| Area, main territory | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.39 |
| Capital | Copenhagen |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 136 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N |
| In other languages | Dinamarca Español · Dänemark Deutsch · Danemark Français · Dinamarca Português · デンマーク 日本語 · 丹麦 中文 · 덴마크 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#29 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Denmark
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 398× the size of Denmark.
- At 136 people per km², Denmark is the 51st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large in area, so Denmark looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Denmark's main territory stretches about 351 km north to south and 447 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
How Denmark measures up
Denmark holds 0.2% of the land area and 0.8% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 10th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,700 km² | 133rd of 239 |
| Population | 5.8 million | 115th of 237 |
| Density | 136 per km² | 51st of 185 |
| Farthest north | 56.0°N | 11th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Denmark is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.39× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.18× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 221 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 398 its size |
Where Denmark sits
- Denmark's centre lies at 56.0°N, 10.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 6,220 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 55°N to 58°N, about 350 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If Denmark had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Denmark would have 53.5 million people. It has 5.8 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Denmark would have 159,000 people. It has 5.8 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 3.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Denmark#29 · 42,700 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11