Denmark vs Netherlands: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
72.67 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Netherlands
75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Denmark rank
9th
Netherlands rank
7th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72.67 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 2.83 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 118 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 44.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | Denmark |
| 2000s | 61.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 63.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 67.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 66.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | Denmark |
| 2020s | 73.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 74.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.8813 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72.67 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 2.83 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.