Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.1% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 31.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 24.3% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 23.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 15.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 38.3% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 18.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.0% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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