Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 44.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.

be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, 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 20.8% more on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.2 times more coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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