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Denmark and Germany

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Denmark

Germany

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Denmark 23.4% against Germany 11.2%, 12.2 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Denmark
Germany

People

Median age3.3 years
42.2 years
45.5 years
Life expectancy at birth0.8 years
82.0 years
81.2 years
People13.95×
6m
83.6m
People per square kilometre65.8%
143 per km²
237 per km²
Women in the population0.4 points
50.3%
50.7%
Born abroad6.1 points
14.4%
20.5%
Born outside the EU3.3 points
9.7%
13.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person25.3%
€36,192
€28,891
Average net income23.4%
€41,131
€33,324
Take-home pay, average-wage worker24.3%
€45,430
€36,535
Gross pay, average-wage worker23.4%
€71,610
€58,008
In work, age 20 to 641.3 points
79.8%
81.1%
Out of work2.6 points
6.4%
3.8%
Hours worked a week0.4 hours
34.6 hours
35.0 hours
At risk of poverty4.3 points
11.8%
16.1%
Housing costs over 40% of income12.2 points
23.4%
11.2%
GDP per person28.2%
€69,550
€54,240

Family and home

People at home5.3%
1.9
2.0
Households with children0.1 points
23.3%
23.4%
Children per woman8.1%
1.47
1.36
Own their home11.2 points
58.4%
47.2%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds3.66×
207 per 100,000 people
759 per 100,000 people
Doctors1.7%
468 per 100,000 people
476 per 100,000 people
Nurses17.8%
1,051 per 100,000 people
1,237 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree10.7 points
46.1%
35.4%
Students per 1,000 people24.5%
48.8 per 1,000 people
39.2 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them21.5%
€31,155
€25,639
Tax raised per person45.9%
€30,913
€21,194
Government debt35.6 points
27.9%
63.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area8.33×
42,925 km²
357,569 km²
Railway density88.3%
58.3 per 1,000 km²
109.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density15.6%
32.3 per 1,000 km²
37.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people18.4%
501 per 1,000 people
593 per 1,000 people
Households with internet3.8 points
97.4%
93.6%
Tourist nights per resident26.8%
6.68
5.27

Environment

Renewable energy24.3 points
48.2%
23.9%
Land under forest17.2 points
15.3%
32.5%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Denmark

Germany

Function
Denmark
Germany
12.0%
13.0%
3.9%
2.7%
2.1%
3.3%
6.5%
11.0%
0.8%
1.2%
0.7%
1.0%
17.6%
15.4%
3.2%
2.2%
11.7%
9.1%
41.5%
41.3%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Denmark and Germany

  1. Where do more people live: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 13.95×: Germany 83.6m, Denmark 6m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 8.33×: Germany 357,569, Denmark 42,925. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 3.66×: Germany 759, Denmark 207. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2025. See the figure

  4. Which has more forest: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 17.2 points: Germany 32.5%, Denmark 15.3%. Share of the land area under forest. for_area · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which government owes more: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 35.6 points: Germany 63.5%, Denmark 27.9%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 12.2 points: Denmark 23.4%, Germany 11.2%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 24.3 points: Denmark 48.2%, Germany 23.9%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 88.3%: Germany 109.8, Denmark 58.3. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where do more adults hold a degree: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 10.7 points: Denmark 46.1%, Germany 35.4%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more people own their home: Denmark or Germany?

    The gap is 11.2 points: Denmark 58.4%, Germany 47.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.