Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Finland?

Denmark, at 81.93 years against 81.91 years in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Finland?

0.02 years, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Finland: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

Finland

81.91 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

39th

Finland rank

40th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 81.93 years against 81.91 years in Finland, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and Finland ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	71.47 years	67.07 years	4.4 years	Denmark
1960s	72.61 years	69.33 years	3.28 years	Denmark
1970s	73.9 years	71.68 years	2.22 years	Denmark
1980s	74.56 years	74.5 years	0.0566 years	Denmark
1990s	75.6 years	76.38 years	0.7754 years	Finland
2000s	77.85 years	78.87 years	1.02 years	Finland
2010s	80.52 years	81.05 years	0.5293 years	Finland
2020s	81.55 years	81.7 years	0.1457 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Finland?: Denmark, at 81.93 years against 81.91 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Finland?: 0.02 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Denmark ranks 39th and Finland ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.