Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 83.8% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
pay a 29.0% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
be 21.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.1% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 79.0% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Internal Revenue Service, The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration.
United States: At a glance
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