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Denmark vs United States: GDP per capita

Denmark
65,903 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
United States
72,887 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Denmark rank
12th
United States rank
9th

GDP per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195019862023

How they compare

United States currently reports 72,887 international-$ in 2021 prices against 65,903 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 6,984 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Denmark ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.