| Denmark | | |
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - before tax and government transfers | 0.40 (2019) [22/37countries] | | |
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - after tax and government transfers | 0.27 (2019) [29/37countries] | | |
% of those who think that global poverty is a major threat to their country | 34.6% (2020) [14/14countries] | | |
% of those who are dissatisfied with their earnings | 46.3% (2009) [26/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet | 8.2% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months | 8.3% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more | 4.1% (2019) [15/20countries] | | |
% of men who say that they have a higher income than their partner | 54.0% (2012) [30/31countries] | | |
% of women who say that they have a higher income than their partner | 24.4% (2012) [7/31countries] | | |
% of those who say that both partners have about the same income | 23.6% (2012) [5/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair | 43.8% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large | 60.3% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day | 14.9% (2019) [17/20countries] | | |
% of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day | 12.5% (2019) [14/20countries] | | |
Extent of anger at differences in wealth | 3.98 (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people | 12.0% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that differences in peoplefs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair | 41.6% (2017) [20/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices) | 58.5% (2020) [15/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices) | 56.6% (2016) [24/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 46.9% (2019) [16/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 13.1% (2019) [13/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 20.0% (2019) [1/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 2.0% (2019) [14/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 2.6% (2019) [9/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced | 15.3% (2019) [1/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income | 46.0% (2019) [20/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income | 6.5% (2019) [9/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people | 51.1% (2017) [21/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that people with money should be left to enjoy it | 74.4% (2000) [1/11countries] | | |