Denmark vs Switzerland: Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre
Denmark
2.00 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th
Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.00 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 344,530 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 166 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 962,709 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.02 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 55,762 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.21 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 31,635 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.67 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 329,447 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.66 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.89 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 227,001 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.91 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 2.07 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 164,372 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.99 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 2.31 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 313,300 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.00 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 344,530 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.