Denmark vs Greece: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

Greece

81.86 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

39th

Greece rank

41st

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Denmark currently reports 81.93 years against 81.86 years in Greece, a difference of 0.076 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 39th and Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
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: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.