Denmark vs United States: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Denmark
4,391 current US$ per person
in 2021
United States
3,151 current US$ per person
in 2021
Denmark rank
6th
United States rank
9th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4,391 current US$ per person against 3,151 current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 1,240 current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1970s 404.48 current US$ per person 535.08 current US$ per person 130.6 current US$ per person United States
1980s 913.67 current US$ per person 970.61 current US$ per person 56.93 current US$ per person United States
1990s 2,208 current US$ per person 1,347 current US$ per person 861.14 current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 3,502 current US$ per person 2,012 current US$ per person 1,490 current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 4,236 current US$ per person 2,704 current US$ per person 1,533 current US$ per person Denmark
2020s 4,158 current US$ per person 3,011 current US$ per person 1,147 current US$ per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Denmark or United States?
Denmark, at 4,391 current US$ per person against 3,151 current US$ per person in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Denmark and United States?
1,240 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.