Denmark vs OECD: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Denmark
- OECD
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 11.61 Percentage of GDP against 9.44 Percentage of GDP in OECD, a difference of 2.17 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was OECD ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and OECD ranks 11th of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 Percentage of GDP | 6.05 Percentage of GDP | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | OECD |
| 1990s | 5.51 Percentage of GDP | 7.63 Percentage of GDP | 2.12 Percentage of GDP | OECD |
| 2000s | 7.54 Percentage of GDP | 8.62 Percentage of GDP | 1.07 Percentage of GDP | OECD |
| 2010s | 10.44 Percentage of GDP | 8.51 Percentage of GDP | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | Denmark |
| 2020s | 10.98 Percentage of GDP | 9.14 Percentage of GDP | 1.83 Percentage of GDP | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Denmark or OECD?
- Denmark, at 11.61 Percentage of GDP against 9.44 Percentage of GDP in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Denmark and OECD?
- 2.17 Percentage of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and OECD?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and OECD rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Denmark ranks 8th and OECD ranks 11th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance indicators — Penetration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset includes key indicators on the insurance industry, such as insurance penetration (gross written premiums as a percentage of GDP), insurance density (gross written premiums in USD per capita), the share of life and non-life insurance in the total insurance business (life and non-life gross written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums), the retention ratio (net written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums) and the reinsurance share (reinsurance accepted as a percentage of gross premiums). This dataset also shows the domestic market share of foreign-controlled undertakings and branches/agencies in each reporting jurisdiction, and the geographical distribution of premiums written within the OECD.