Country comparison

Poland vs Denmark

Poland is 7.3× the size of Denmark. Poland has 6.1× the population of Denmark. Denmark has 2.7× the GDP per capita of Poland.

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PolandCategoryDenmark
313,940 km² more Area (2024) Poland: 7.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 42,920 km²
36.4 million more Population (2025) Poland: 6.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 6 million
119 people/km² Population density (2024) Denmark: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 149 people/km²
US$ 28,420 GDP per capita (2025) Denmark: 2.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) US$ 76,970 more
78.4 years Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 82.3 years more
89% Internet users (2024) Denmark: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 100% more
41.3 years Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) 41.2 years
1.14 births per woman Fertility rate (2024) Denmark: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 1.47 births per woman
7.6 t CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Poland: 1.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) 4.3 t less
108 more Castles, fortresses and palaces Poland: 2.9× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) 37
41 Ghost stories Poland: 41× more 1
8 UFO cases –
42 VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) 41
Polish Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) Danish
Polish złoty (PLN) Currency ISO 4217 Danish krone (DKK)
Type C, E · 230 V Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C, E Type C, E, F, K · 230 V
UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer

Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.

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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.