Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 47.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 19.4% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 12.9% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 69.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 34.6% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.