Denmark vs Norway: Domestic general government health expenditure
Denmark
16.9%
in 2024
Norway
17.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Norway rank
23rd
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 17.4% against 16.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 15.9% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 17.3% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 17.4% against 16.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.5%, 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 domestic general government health expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.