Denmark vs Luxembourg: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Denmark
41.5%
in 2024
Luxembourg
42.6%
in 2024
Denmark rank
6th
Luxembourg rank
3rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 42.6% against 41.5% in Denmark, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Luxembourg ranks 3rd of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.2% | 2.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 43.2% | 1.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Denmark or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 42.6% against 41.5% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 1.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Luxembourg ranks 3rd of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.