Denmark vs Finland: Government spending by function
Denmark
41.5%
in 2024
Finland
46.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
3rd
Finland rank
1st
Government spending by function over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 46.0% against 41.5% in Denmark, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 1st of 37 countries.
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About this data
General government expenditure on social protection. This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.