Czechia vs Denmark: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
7.6%
in 2025
Denmark
7.9%
in 2025
Czechia rank
19th
Denmark rank
16th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 7.6% in Czechia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 16th of 59 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.6% | 2.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 8.7% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 7.9% against 7.6% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and Denmark?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 19th 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.