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

Health

be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 12.0 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.6 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 65.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

pay a 86.0% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 55.9% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Denmark, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 13.6 times more coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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