What is the difference in gdp per capita between Denmark and United States of America?

4,208 international-$ in 2021 prices, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United States of America: GDP per capita

Denmark

72,723 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

United States of America

76,931 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Denmark rank

13th

United States of America rank

12th

GDP per capita over time

Denmark
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 76,931 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72,723 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 4,208 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	50,189 international-$ in 2021 prices	47,540 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,649 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark
2000s	59,994 international-$ in 2021 prices	58,130 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,864 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark
2010s	62,551 international-$ in 2021 prices	63,859 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,308 international-$ in 2021 prices	United States of America
2020s	69,425 international-$ in 2021 prices	73,110 international-$ in 2021 prices	3,685 international-$ in 2021 prices	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Denmark or United States of America?: United States of America, at 76,931 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72,723 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Denmark and United States of America?: 4,208 international-$ in 2021 prices, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for gdp per capita?: Denmark ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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