Canada vs Denmark: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Canada
8.1%
in 2025
Denmark
7.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Denmark rank
16th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.1% against 7.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 16th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 4.3% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 6.9% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 7.0% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 7.6% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 8.7% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 8.1% against 7.9% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 16th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.