Denmark vs Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Denmark
24.5%
in 2025
Norway
25.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 25.3% against 24.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.8% | 2.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.7% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 25.3% against 24.5% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Denmark ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.