Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
have 16.0% more doctors per person
Netherlands has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Denmark has 45.0 as of 2021.
see 11.4% less spent on your healthcare
Netherlands spends $8,195 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Denmark spends $7,262 as of 2024.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.
be 42.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Denmark, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 22.8% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 16.2 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
Safety
be 32.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Netherlands, road accidents kill 3.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Denmark, they kill 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 21.7% more likely to be murdered
Netherlands has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 51.7% more strain on fresh water
Netherlands withdraws 17% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Denmark withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 35.2% less CO2
Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Netherlands vs. Denmark
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.