Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 10.9% less likely to be obese

In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.0% more money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Belgium, 5.4% 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 Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 21.9% more on education

Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 110.0 times more coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 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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