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Denmark and the European Union

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Denmark

the European Union

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Denmark 23.4% against the European Union 7.7%, 15.7 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Denmark
the European Union

People

Median age2.7 years
42.2 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth0.5 years
82.0 years
81.5 years
People75.20×
6m
450.6m
People per square kilometre29.8%
143 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population0.7 points
50.3%
51.0%
Born abroad
14.4%
14.4%
Born outside the EU0.7 points
9.7%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person57.8%
€36,192
€22,939
Average net income58.5%
€41,131
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker51.7%
€45,430
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker64.0%
€71,610
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 643.7 points
79.8%
76.1%
Out of work0.4 points
6.4%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.7 hours
34.6 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty4.5 points
11.8%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income15.7 points
23.4%
7.7%
GDP per person66.8%
€69,550
€41,700

Family and home

People at home21.1%
1.9
2.3
Households with children5.4 points
23.3%
28.7%
Children per woman9.7%
1.47
1.34
Own their home10.1 points
58.4%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds2.45×
207 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors25.2%
468 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree9.2 points
46.1%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people15.1%
48.8 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them58.1%
€31,155
€19,707
Tax raised per person90.8%
€30,913
€16,198
Government debt53.8 points
27.9%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area98.43×
42,925 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density18.8%
58.3 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density73.5%
32.3 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people16.6%
501 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet2.6 points
97.4%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident0.7%
6.68
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy22.0 points
48.2%
26.2%

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

the European Union

Function
Denmark
the European Union
12.0%
12.4%
3.9%
3.0%
2.1%
3.5%
6.5%
10.8%
0.8%
1.7%
0.7%
1.5%
17.6%
15.0%
3.2%
2.4%
11.7%
9.7%
41.5%
40.0%

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 the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 98.43×: the European Union 4,225,104, Denmark 42,925. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 75.20×: the European Union 450.6m, Denmark 6m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which government owes more: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 53.8 points: the European Union 81.7%, Denmark 27.9%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 15.7 points: Denmark 23.4%, the European Union 7.7%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.45×: the European Union 507, Denmark 207. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2025. See the figure

  6. Which spends a larger share on protecting the environment: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 0.8 points: the European Union 1.7%, Denmark 0.8%. Waste and waste water, pollution control, biodiversity and landscape protection. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 22.0 points: Denmark 48.2%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where is more tax raised per resident: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 90.8%: Denmark €30,913, the European Union €16,198. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more adults hold a degree: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 9.2 points: Denmark 46.1%, the European Union 36.9%. 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 share a home: Denmark or the European Union?

    The gap is 21.1%: the European Union 2.3, Denmark 1.9. Average number of people living in a private household. ilc_lvph01 · 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.