Copenhagen or Dublin: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Dublin wins on more indicators: 2 of 4 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Dublin 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Copenhagen
Indicator
Dublin
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,153,615 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
1,024,027 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,258,202 people
2025
1,124,520 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
302 km²
2025
301 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,166 people per km²
2025
3,736 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.3 %
2015–2025
10.1 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Dublin (0 : 2)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗3 days per year
2016-20252600% higher
✓0 days per year
2016-202596% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✗2 days per year
2016-2025
✓0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,004 °C·days per year
2016-2025
2,639 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
104 °C·days per year
2016-2025
24 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
108 days per year
2016-2025
138 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
646 mm per year
2016-2025
758 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
7.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
17.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
17.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
82 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 km
2006-2025
7 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Copenhagen, Dublin.