Denmark vs United States Geography Stats Compared

Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on Denmark & United States and Geography Stats: compare key data on Denmark & United States compared Geography

STAT	Denmark	United States
Area > Comparative	slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Area > Land	42,394 sq km Ranked 131st.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 4th. 216 times more than Denmark
Area > Land > Per capita	7.73 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 140th.	30.16 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Denmark
Area > Total	43,094 sq km Ranked 135th.	9.83 million sq km Ranked 4th. 228 times more than Denmark
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	703 Ranked 111th.	715 Ranked 110th. 2% more than Denmark
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	703 Ranked 106th.	715 Ranked 105th. 2% more than Denmark
Climate	temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers	mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
Coastline	7,314 km Ranked 18th.	19,924 km Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Denmark
Geographic coordinates	56 00 N, 10 00 E	38 00 N, 97 00 W
Land area > Sq. km	42,430 sq km Ranked 125th.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 3rd. 216 times more than Denmark
Land area > Square miles	16,640 square miles Ranked 61st.	3.8 million square miles Ranked 2nd. 228 times more than Denmark
Location	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)	North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Natural resources	petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand	coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Surface area > Sq. km	43,090 kmÂ² Ranked 131st.	9.63 million kmÂ² Ranked 3rd. 224 times more than Denmark
Terrain	low and flat to gently rolling plains	vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
Area > Water	660 sq km Ranked 116th.	664,709 sq km Ranked 3rd. 1007 times more than Denmark
Area > Comparative to US places	slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Population density > People per sq. km	127.65 people/mÂ² Ranked 69th. 4 times more than United States	32.35 people/mÂ² Ranked 149th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m	Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
Total area > Sq. km	43,090 Ranked 126th.	9.63 million Ranked 3rd. 224 times more than Denmark
Land use > Arable land	57.99% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	16.29% Ranked 65th.
Land boundaries > Border countries	Germany 68 km	Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,141 km
Irrigated land	4,350 sq km Ranked 58th.	230,000 sq km Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Denmark
Natural hazards	flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes	tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	34.86 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 68th. 7% more than United States	32.62 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 70th.
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 130th. The same as United States	12 nautical mile Ranked 61st.
Area > Land per 1000	7.72 sq km Ranked 133th.	30.13 sq km Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Denmark
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Lammefjord -7 m	Death Valley -86 m
Coastline per 1000	1.31 km Ranked 31st. 21 times more than United States	0.0639 km Ranked 114th.
Population density	126.36 people per sqkm Ranked 80th. 4 times more than United States	29.77 people per sqkm Ranked 167th.
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile Ranked 91st. The same as United States	200 nautical mile Ranked 41st.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita	7.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 132nd.	30.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Denmark
Map references	Europe	North America
Capital city with population	Copenhagen - 1,339,395	Washington, D.C. - 606,900
Largest city with population	Copenhagen - 1,339,395	New York City - 8,168,338
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Forest area > Sq. km	5,056 Ranked 131st.	3.03 million Ranked 4th. 600 times more than Denmark
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	7.95 kmÂ² Ranked 136th.	32.59 kmÂ² Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Denmark
Environment > Current issues	air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides	air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
Land use > Other	41.91% Ranked 240th.	83.44% Ranked 150th. Twice as much as Denmark
Area > Total per 1000	7.84 sq km Ranked 136th.	32.31 sq km Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Denmark
Area > Water per 1000	0.127 sq km Ranked 88th.	2.19 sq km Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Denmark
Land use > Permanent crops	0.09% Ranked 187th.	0.26% Ranked 164th. 3 times more than Denmark
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	171.86 sq. km Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	66.57 sq. km Ranked 36th.
Google Street View, year added	2,010 Ranked 50th. About the same as United States	2,007 Ranked 73th.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 Ranked 54th. The same as United States	24 Ranked 59th.
Environment > International agreements > Party to	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	7.96 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.	32.5 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Denmark
Land boundaries > Total	68 km Ranked 155th.	12,034 km Ranked 6th. 177 times more than Denmark
Highest point	Møllehøj	Mount McKinley
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.833 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 8% more than United States	0.77 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.
Note	controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen	world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent
Irrigated land per million	832.94 sq km Ranked 23th. 8% more than United States	771.61 sq km Ranked 28th.
Capital	Copenhagen	Washington DC
Marine Coastline	7,314 km Ranked 18th.	19,924 km Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Denmark
Border to area ratio	0.00158 km/km² Ranked 151st. 25% more than United States	0.00126 km/km² Ranked 155th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	123	1600
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	0.67	477
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	none of the selected agreements	Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Highest town	Ejer	Alma
Northernmost point	Grenen , Skagen , North Jutland	Point Barrow , Alaska
Forested Land	10.7% Ranked 144th.	24.7% Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Denmark
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people	4.32 Ranked 33th. 57 times more than United States	0.0758 Ranked 79th.
Area > Water > Per capita	127.63 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 91st.	2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 20th. 17 times more than Denmark
Area > Note	includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland	includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area > Total > Per capita	7.86 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.	32.34 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Denmark
Area > A note	includes the island of Bornholm in the <a href=/encyclopedia/Baltic-Sea><a href=/encyclopedia/Baltic-Sea>Baltic</a></a> Sea and the rest of metropolitan <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the <a href=/country/fo><a href=/country/fo>Faroe Islands</a></a> and <a href=/country/gl>Greenland</a>	includes only the 50 states and <a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC><a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC>District of Columbia</a></a>
Northernmost point latitude	57\u00b045'N	71\u00b023'N
Lowest point	Lammefjord	Badwater Basin
Lowest point altitude	\u22127 m (\u221223 ft)	\u221285.5 m (\u2212280.5 ft)
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita	0.012 km per 1,000 people Ranked 156th.	0.04 km per 1,000 people Ranked 144th. 3 times more than Denmark
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	18.42% Ranked 72nd. 33% more than United States	13.82% Ranked 104th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	118.4 cu m/yr Ranked 20th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Denmark
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	21.44 cu m/yr Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	118.4 cu m/yr Ranked 20th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Denmark
Continent or sub continent	Europe	North America
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	18.51% Ranked 41st. 5 times more than United States	4.1% Ranked 115th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.119 cu km/yr Ranked 125th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Denmark
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	23.56% Ranked 41st. 56% more than United States	15.14% Ranked 80th.
Agricultural land > % of land area	62.76% Ranked 35th. 40% more than United States	44.88% Ranked 81st.
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	17.67% Ranked 29th. 10 times more than United States	1.72% Ranked 119th.
Arable land > % of land area	58.9% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	17.51% Ranked 63th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	0.66 cu km/yr Ranked 125th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 725 times more than Denmark
Land boundaries > Total per million	12.38 km Ranked 146th.	39.57 km Ranked 135th. 3 times more than Denmark
Forest area > % of land area	11.92% Ranked 139th.	33.12% Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Denmark
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	21.44 cu m/yr Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.119 cu km/yr Ranked 125th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Denmark
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	0.66 cu km/yr Ranked 125th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 725 times more than Denmark

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