Canada vs Denmark: Compensation of employees

Canada
10.2%
in 2023
Denmark
11.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
138th
Denmark rank
136th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
5101520197219972023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 11.0% against 10.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Canada ranks 138th and Denmark ranks 136th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 9.8% 10.9% 1.1% Denmark
2000s 10.9% 10.5% 0.4% Canada
2010s 11.1% 10.2% 0.9% Canada
2020s 9.2% 10.4% 1.2% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Canada or Denmark?
Denmark, at 11.0% against 10.2% in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Canada and Denmark?
0.8%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for compensation of employees?
Canada ranks 138th and Denmark ranks 136th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.