Denmark vs Norway: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Denmark
16.9%
in 2023
Norway
17.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
24th
Norway rank
23rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending 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 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 195 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 health spending as a share of total government spending, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 17.4% against 16.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending 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 health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Denmark ranks 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.