Denmark vs Norway: Current health expenditure
Denmark
9.4%
in 2024
Norway
9.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
37th
Norway rank
36th
Current health expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.4% against 9.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 37th and Norway ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 9.4% against 9.4% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Norway ranks 36th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.