Quality of life comparison

live 2.1 years longer

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 37.9% less likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

be 36.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

make 20.0% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $74,900 as of 2022, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $59,900 as of 2022.

be 49.2% more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 4.4% as of 2022.

be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.9% less likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

spend 64.1% more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 90.9% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.5 times more coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.