Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 49.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 17.9% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
be 85.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
Geography
see 27.6 times more coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Canada Revenue Agency, The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.