Denmark vs New Zealand: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Denmark
7.9%
in 2025
New Zealand
7.8%
in 2025
Denmark rank
16th
New Zealand rank
17th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 7.9% against 7.8% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 17th 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.