Quality of life comparison
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
be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.
be 15.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.
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
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.6% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 56.0% more on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
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
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