Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
see 28.0% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.
Economy
make 22.2% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.
Life
be 65.7% less 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.
be 100.0% 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 San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 55.8% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.4% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.5% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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