Denmark vs Greece: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Denmark
23.4%
in 2025
Greece
28.9%
in 2024
Denmark rank
2nd
Greece rank
1st
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 28.9% against 23.4% in Denmark, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Greece ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Greece ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 21.4% | 4.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 35.7% | 19.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 29.2% | 14.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Denmark or Greece?
- Greece, at 28.9% against 23.4% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Denmark and Greece?
- 5.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Greece ranks 1st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).