Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 44.1% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In India, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
live 10.0 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.2% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). India spends $346 as of 2023.
have 83.9% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. India has 7.2 as of 2020.
have 23.2% less access to essential health services
Denmark scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. India scores 63 as of 2021.
be 20.1% more likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In India, it is 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
make 96.5% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.
Life
have 68.2% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.0 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 India, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.7 times 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 India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.8% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In India, about 70.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 64.4% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In India, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.4 times more likely to be murdered
Denmark has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In India, that number is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 6.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In India, they kill 15.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.7% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. India has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. India withdraws 66% as of 2022.
use 80.8% less electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. India uses 1,182 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 49.3% less CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. India emits 2.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 6.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In India, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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