in the u.s., every citizen uses an average of 365 single-use plastic bags per year.

in denmark, the average citizen uses 4 single-use plastic bags per year.

the u.s. incarceration rate is twice as high as finland, sweden, denmark, norway, and switzerland put together.

denmark didn't outlaw bestiality until 2015.

in denmark, the tax on a new car purchase is 150% of the price of the car.

in denmark, it's illegal to burn any flag but denmark's.

you might think twice about flying in the uk, denmark, norway, or sweden. pilots in those countries are so fatigued that half of them say they involuntarily fall asleep while flying.

people in denmark have an unemployment rate of 6.7% and a nominal gdp per capita about 25% higher than the united states, along with the highest tax rate in the world. they are also, according to several surveys, some of the happiest people on earth.