Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 47.8% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Denmark, that number is 14.3% of people as of 2024.
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Denmark spends $7,262 as of 2024.
have 31.6% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Denmark has 45.0 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Denmark, it is 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Denmark, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.
make 2.9 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $76,970 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 43.9% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Denmark, about 99.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 88.2% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.9% more on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 46.5% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
Safety
be 68.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Denmark, they kill 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 31.6% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Denmark uses 6,165 kWh as of 2024.
live with 24.3% more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Denmark withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
be 43.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Denmark, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 15.2% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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