Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Denmark instead of Germany, you would:

Health

be 11.7% less likely to be obese

In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.3% more money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 16.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 68.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

pay a 17.5% higher top tax rate

Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

have 27.0% more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 18.0% less on healthcare

Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 36.2% more on education

Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Danish Central Tax Administration.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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