Denmark vs United Kingdom: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp

Denmark
7,262
in 2024
United Kingdom
6,606
in 2024
Denmark rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
18th

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k200020122024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7,262 against 6,606 in United Kingdom, a difference of 656.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 3,158 2,696 462.93 Denmark
2010s 5,163 4,176 986.28 Denmark
2020s 7,165 6,282 882.19 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthcare expenditure vs gdp, Denmark or United Kingdom?
Denmark, at 7,262 against 6,606 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in healthcare expenditure vs gdp between Denmark and United Kingdom?
656, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
Denmark ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs United Kingdom: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/healthcare-expenditure-vs-gdp/denmark/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/healthcare-expenditure-vs-gdp/denmark/united-kingdom/">Denmark vs United Kingdom: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,561 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed