Denmark vs Italy: Compensation of employees
Denmark
11.0%
in 2023
Italy
10.9%
in 2023
Denmark rank
136th
Italy rank
137th
Compensation of employees over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 136th and Italy ranks 137th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 15.5% | 3.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 12.9% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 14.9% | 4.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 13.6% | 3.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 11.5% | 1.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Denmark or Italy?
- Denmark, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Denmark and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Denmark ranks 136th and Italy ranks 137th 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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About this data
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.