Europe · Northern Europe
How to draw Denmark from memory
Denmark comes in 4 separate pieces on the map. The main body is taller than it is wide; sketch that first, then place the smaller pieces relative to it. It ranks among the hardest countries to draw: the border carries far more detail than a freehand stroke can capture, so anything above 50 is a strong result.
- Difficulty
- hard
- Population
- 5.8 m
- Code
- DNK
Draw Denmark
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Denmark
A four-step strategy for Denmark
- 01
Start with a tall, narrow mental guide box. Denmark is much taller than it is wide, and squashing it is the single most common mistake.
- 02
Anchor one unmistakable feature — the straightest border section or the sharpest cape — and draw outward from it in a single continuous stroke.
- 03
Finish the main landmass completely, then add the remaining 3 pieces as separate strokes. Scoring counts total covered area, so an unclosed island can hurt more than a missing one.
- 04
Submit, read the nine-sector grid, and redraw immediately. The sector readout names the region you under-drew, and a second attempt typically gains 10–20 points.
Top scores for Denmark
Nobody has submitted a score for Denmark yet. Draw it above and you are first on this board.
Full leaderboard →Quick facts
- Continent
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Outline pieces
- 4
- Detail score
- 7.92
Three things that go wrong when people sketch Denmark
Each one is measured off the outline the game scores, not copied from a reference atlas: the proportions, the straight sections and the way the shape breaks into pieces are all properties of the coordinates your stroke gets compared against.
27% of the country is not the mainland
The outline is made of 4 separate pieces, and the largest one carries only 73% of the area. Sketched without the rest, the shape is short by that much even when the mainland is perfect — place the outlying piece first, then draw the mainland around it.
Not one straight edge to anchor the shape
The longest unbroken run in the whole outline is under 8% of the perimeter, and the coast folds back 1.53× on the smooth ring that would wrap it. Choose two deep inlets and one sharp promontory as anchors, and let everything between them stay approximate.
Both ends are pinched
The widest slice across the centre is 3× broader than either the northern or the southern edge. Place the two narrow ends early and the bulge between them cannot come out wrong.
Answer key: the real shape of Denmark
- Box on the canvas
- 353 × 440 units
- Width to height
- 0.80 : 1
- Separate landmasses
- 4
- Longest straight run
- Nothing over 8% of the perimeter
- Coast against silhouette
- 1.53× the wrapping outline
Open it after you have drawn Denmark at least once. Seeing the shape first replaces the recall the score is meant to measure with tracing, and tracing always scores higher than remembering.
Why Denmark is scored this way
Country Drawing does not compare your sketch to a picture of Denmark. It scales and centres both your stroke and the real border into the same box, fills them, and measures how much of the two shapes overlap relative to their combined area. That means you are never punished for drawing Denmark small, off to one side, or rotated slightly — only for getting the shape itself wrong. The nine-sector grid then splits the real border into a 3×3 mesh and reports coverage per cell, which is how it can tell you that you lost the whole coastline rather than just handing you a number.
Denmark by the numbers
Denmark covers 43,094 km², which makes it the 129th largest of 190 countries in the game and the 29th largest in Europe. The capital is Copenhagen at about 56°N, 10°E, and it sits in Northern Europe. It touches Germany, and 73% of its area sits in one main landmass. The rest of the perimeter is water.
Next to Denmark: its land neighbours
Size is what the outline has to fill, so comparing the countries that share this border side by side is the fastest way to get the proportions into your head before you draw.
| Country | Area | Population | Capital | Pieces | vs Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmarkthis page | 43,094 km² | 5.8 m | Copenhagen | 4 | — |
 Germany | 357,114 km² | 83.1 m | Berlin | 1 | 8.29× |
Draw these next
Countries near Denmark share border conventions and coastline styles, which makes them the most useful follow-up practice.
Working through one country at a time is slow. Take the blank map of europe and label the whole region from memory — it shows you which neighbours you have never actually seen.
Denmark drawing questions
How big is Denmark?
Denmark covers 43,094 km², ranking 129th of 190 countries here by land area and 29th in Europe. About 12% of the area of Germany.
What is the capital of Denmark?
The capital is Copenhagen at about 56°N, 10°E. The game scores the shape of the border rather than the position of any city, so the capital and its coordinates are here to help you place Denmark on a blank map.
Is Denmark hard to draw?
It is rated hard, and carries more outline detail than 89% of the 190 borders in this game. The shape has to be placed as 4 landmasses, with no straight edge longer than 8% of the perimeter to anchor it.
Which countries border Denmark?
Denmark shares a land border with Germany. The remaining perimeter is coast, which is the part that usually costs points.