Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
have 11.0% more access to essential health services
Denmark scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Canada scores 91 as of 2021.
be 81.3% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
have 37.3% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Canada has 28.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 25.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 27.6% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.9% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Canada spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 20.4% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2024.
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.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Denmark has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 85.3% less strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Canada withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 2.3 times more electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Canada uses 14,093 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 38.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.3 times more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Canada emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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