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Canada vs Denmark: Prosperity gap

Canada
0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
in 2022
Denmark
0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
in 2023
Canada rank
108th
Denmark rank
105th

Prosperity gap over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
0.511.522.5197119972023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day against 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in Canada, a difference of 0.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 108th and Denmark ranks 105th of 121 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
Unit
average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,849 data points, 1963–2025
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The average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28 per day (adjusted for differences in purchasing power parity across countries). It is measured as the average factor by which incomes fall short of $28.