Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 80.2% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 14.4 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 36.3% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
make 88.1% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $59,900 as of 2022, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
be 76.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 43.4% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.5% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.4% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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