Canada vs Denmark: Paying taxes: Time

Canada
131 hours per year
in 2019
Denmark
132 hours per year
in 2019
Canada rank
150th
Denmark rank
149th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 132 hours per year against 131 hours per year in Canada, a difference of 1 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.

Canada ranks 150th and Denmark ranks 149th of 190 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 119 hours per year 135 hours per year 16 hours per year Denmark
2010s 131 hours per year 132.4 hours per year 1.4 hours per year Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Canada or Denmark?
Denmark, at 132 hours per year against 131 hours per year in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Canada and Denmark?
1 hours per year, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Canada ranks 150th and Denmark ranks 149th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.