Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 13.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Germany, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
pay a 14.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
make 14.0% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $61,900 as of 2023.
be 19.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
have 21.2% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.9% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 67.3% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Danish Central Tax Administration.
Germany: At a glance
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