Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 13.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 14.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
be 63.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Germany, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Germany, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Germany spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.3% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Danish Central Tax Administration.
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.