Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 72.7% more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 20.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 24.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 39.5% more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 21.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 20.7% more likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.0% more on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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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