Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
see 12.8% more spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Netherlands spends $8,195 as of 2024.
have 13.8% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Netherlands has 38.8 as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Netherlands, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 16.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Netherlands, however, that number is 14.5% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Netherlands spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Safety
be 17.9% less likely to be murdered
Denmark has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 47.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Netherlands, they kill 3.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 34.1% less strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Netherlands withdraws 17% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.2% more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Denmark vs. Netherlands
Netherlands: At a glance
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