Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Minnesota, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Minnesota, that number is 4.3% as of 2025.
be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Minnesota, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2023.
make 11.0% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Minnesota, the GDP per capita is $68,478 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
