Denmark vs Norway: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Denmark
68,494 current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway
83,533 current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
9th
Norway rank
6th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83,533 current US$ per person against 68,494 current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 15,039 current US$ per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,890 current US$ per person | 7,782 current US$ per person | 108.69 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 15,314 current US$ per person | 17,605 current US$ per person | 2,291 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 29,430 current US$ per person | 30,221 current US$ per person | 790.96 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 44,147 current US$ per person | 54,167 current US$ per person | 10,020 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 55,191 current US$ per person | 81,858 current US$ per person | 26,668 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 63,027 current US$ per person | 79,147 current US$ per person | 16,120 current US$ per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 83,533 current US$ per person against 68,494 current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Norway?
- 15,039 current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national 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.