Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
make 30.2% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 60.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.9% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.