Is Denmark The Best Country In The World? 

I'm Lithuanian and living in Denmark for 7 years by now. I will never ever gonna leave this country, it gave me way more than my homeland and I just appreciate everything here. Taxes are high, but when something happens you can feel that you pay those not for nothing. I had to call an ambulance as I was kinda having hear attack, Ambulance came in less than 5 minutes ! And since then, they marked me as high alert person, so next time I will call there will be no questions who I am and what's happening. Never ever seen this in any other country done for a simple immigrant citizen. Damn I love Denmark.

It is definitely one of the best countries. You did a great job pulling various rankings.

Having traveled around the world, I have always been asked about the happiness thing: Are you just happy all the time? No of course not. And I often meet forighners who seem dissappointed when they get here, becasue honestly, Denmark can be pretty boring, but the flipside to that is safe and stable. I think the word content is better than happy, most people here achive a pretty decent life with most of the things they want and need, no we are not all millionairs with luxury cars and what not, but pretty much all are doing pretty great. Nearly nobody really fails, and if you do, we have probably the best safety net. I think you said it well in the introduction, our lifestyle is human oriented. I think the quality of a country is best measured by the quality of life of the population, the entire population! Not just the rich. We work real hard to help each other, and I gladly pay the highest taxes in the world, because I know how much it benefits my fellow country men, as it has benefitted me. I know our heavy taxation is the reason for all this comfortable lifestyle, and I would much rather pay more taxes for more welfare than less taxes and recieve less welware. I think it all boils down to feeling secure and able to achive things we want, there are probably countries out there where it is easier to become a millionaire and more kind to those who are, but I think you'll have a hard time finding a place where it is easier to become middle class and more friendly to the average citizen. Not only are our universities free, but you get paid a hefty sum going there: Getting my degree I get paid 6500 dkk, which is 950 dollars or 870 euros, a month that is. I work a nonskilled job as a substitute teacher in my spare time, and I get 33 dollars an hour, and that is a job I got with nothing but my high school diploma. This ensures that studying, bettering yourself, and making yourself more suitiable to fulfill your own dreams and play an important part in society is not a financial problem. I even got 410 dollars a month the last year of high school, as I had turned 18. In the same way if you find yourself to be unemployed, you'll recieve money from the government to ensure that you can continuesly take care of yourself and your familiy. Americans talk a lot about freedom, and to me this is exactly freedom. Freedom not to worry about poverty, the freedom to know that my children can become literally anything they want and have the skills to no matter my bank account. And having to worry about the hospital bill when you injure yourself or get sick to, me that is the exact opposite of freedom. It sounds so insane to me that people have debt because they got sick in a developed country. I really cannot imagine living in a country, where I would be okay with my neighbourg having to pay thoudsands of dollars because he got sick. When I travel to other devoloped countries, I am always shocked by the number of homeless people, walking through the streets in Germany, the UK, the US etc. there are homeless people all over compared to here, and being okay with that feels so distant to me. And don't get me started on guns. No Denmark is by no means perfect, we got plenty of flaws, it is not a paradise. But I cannot think of a country generally doing better that we do. Being Danish is the luckiest thing in the world, and seeing videos like this really makes me think about how insanely lucky I am. I love this place so incredibly much

I lived in Switzerland as a child in the 70s, and I have been living in magnificent Denmark since 1999. Danes are amongst the most civilized and handsome/stylish people on Earth! The language is certainly difficult because of the various vowels. The sky is not often blue. But, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CIVILIZED, BEAUTIFUL LAND!

I think what makes the Nordic countries stand out as a great place to live, is the cultural insistancy of equality and egalitarianism. There is a concept called "The Law of Jante" in nordic countries that state that you are no better than the person next to you. It teaches humility. solidarity and a spirit of cooperation. While often seen as demeaning and holding the individual back, this mindset exactly teaches us to be conscious of the state of the society we live in, rather than focus on personal achievement.

I think my own take on being danish is "the good type of boredom"... If there's one thing i can say about living here, it that not much really happens! We get no really extreme weather, we have no geological instability, no real problems with citizen unrest, and the political scene is diverse, but working towards a common goal for the most part, regardless of who is in power. We also stay good friends with every neighbor we have, with both Germany, Sweden and Norway especially being tight with us, and we have the added security of being both members of the EU and NATO, so we are in a rather safe place in regards to both security and economy... And honestly, since the German occupation ended in 1945, nothing of real note happened here, and it has just been a generation of nothing bad happening... So if your goal is to just live your life in peace without really worrying about anything, i feel confident in saying we have one of the best places in the world... It's flat, safe and boring, just the way i like it!

as a Dane living in Denmark, i would say we complain alot, and i mean ALOT! but doing so also brings change and attention to the problems which is a good thing, i would say with confidence i wouldn't live in any other country.

I am from Denmark. Its a great country to live in but so are so many other Places. Actually the happiness index and out life expectancy are connected. We are happier in general because we do live a bit more unhealthy in some ways.

THE reason Denmark is one of the best countries to live in, is our welfare system. Technically, yes, we are a monarchy, but that is like saying China and North Korea are democracies (which they technically are on paper). The monarch does not have any power, it is just a romanticized institution, so even though it might say on the Denmark Wikipedia we have a monarch, it is in reality entirely wrong. Back to our welfare system. As in the rest of Scandinavia, we do not have economic worries. Yes, we pay high taxes, but if sh*t hits the fan and you get sick, or your workplace gets shut down, we have a welfare check you can actually live on, our healthcare system is free, so no matter what happens, you will never end up in the street due to medical bills - because there are none, the state just provides you with the appropriate care. We call this the "security net" - like the net at the bottom of the circus when the acrobats are performing. You might fall, but you will never die. It is kind of genius, because no matter what hand life dealt you, you actually get a real chance of social mobility, rehabilitation, or whatever help you might need. And not only are all our education free (college, university, everything!) we get what equates to $1000 a month for studying, so we don't have to waste time working, but can focus on our studies and still pay our bills. We simply do not have to worry. That is why we are happy.

The fact that the Nordic countries are in top of almost every survey, should be a hint to others, that we are doing something right.

For the record, Taiwan is not a "special administered region of China" and is a de facto country! The people vote for its own president, government, has its own currency and passport, and does not report to Beijing in any way, shape or form.

Danmarks emphasis on securing a decent life for everyone goes way back in the history of the Danes. E.g. this was put into words in the song “Way higher mountains” from 1820 by the Danish national poet/icon Grundtvig, who writes in the final verse: “…and then we have in richness made it far, when few people have too much, but even fewer have too little”

Hey. So.. the part where you said Denmark has about 400 islands is kinda true. Yea we have about 400 named islands but in total we have ca 1400 unnamed and uninhabited islands so yea you were kinda true with the number 400 but I think you messed up some of the numbers. Good video though.

Europe in general seems to be the best place to live. I'd love to!

Ey Dane here. this video sums up how Denmark is pretty well. But there is another major flaw in our system. Our psychiatric department has wey to little funding compared to our quality of life. People are getting discharged way too early because the psychiatric department doesn't have enough space for all the patients. For example, one I know has been Hospitalized voluntarily and forcibly admitted to the hospital because of depression and suicidal thoughts. And he was discharged way too early. Luckily he hasn't kicked the bucket, and he is pretty stable for now.

being a dane is not just a birth place its also a way of thinking

I have lived in Denmark my whole life and moved to England a year ago I am moving back next year but watching these videos makes me want to move back straight away lol 😂😂

Also we eat alot of cake and drink alot of alkohol. Thats why we don't live that long. But we have fun!

I live in Denmark. Not sure if we really is the best country in the world but we try to be

Taiwan is an independent country

Yes it is. Denmark is the best country in the world, even now, in those difficult times. I do hope, it will stay that way forever.

I live in dk and the weather is rainy alot but it’s a Nice Education system and not many wories

I moved to Denmark from the Faroe Islands in 2009, and I like it a lot :)

Needs more pictures of Nyhavn ! \sarcasm. Great vid.

I'm American and was fortunate enough to live in Denmark for a couple years and I have to say there's nothing like summer time in Denmark. Everyone's friendly,intelligent, and fluent in English. The beer is awesome (Tuborg's the best), they have candy stores on every other block and they're serious about their candy, too.

Being from Denmark I am surprised to see all the video clips with mountains! I think if you rank countries by height, Denmark would score very low :) Its great living here thou, in general people seem to be thankful for everything the country does for us. So even thou we pay high taxes most are ok with this as we actually get something for our money. (One could argue how the tax is spend and if it was spend more wisely it could be reduced a bit)

3:41 in Denmark we aren't pandering to China by referring to Taiwan as a "special administrative region of China" so feel free to add that to your list.

Just got back from a trip to Denmark. Can confirm - it is amazing. I can only imagine it’s great to live there

Its wonderfull Living in Denmark im so happy here and almost nothing really bad happens

I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be born in this country!

I am from Denmark, and I love living here

A low life expectancy might be due to danes enjoying vices a lot. Some records/statistics that you did not include (not from 2022): Denmark at No. 1 Eats most candy in the World. Denmark at No. 1 Youngest smokers in the World. Denmark at No. 1 Highest alcohol consumption by teenagers in Europe. Denmark at No. 2 most antideppressants consumed in the World

Me watching internationals talking about Denmark: Yeah, we are so great! I’m so happy to be Danish. Me watching Danes talk about Denmark: Denmark is a terrible country, we are drifting so much away from the Denmark we want!

I'm danish, and i feel like Denmark is a really chill country, and i get surprised when i hear something bad has happened, for example a shooting

Alright have you ever walked into a bar and nobody talks to you. Then the football game starts, you’ve had a couple of beers and people start cheering in a crowd. Thats what Denmark’s like.

Many danes would think different, but that’s exactly the reason for being so high ranking. In our greatness we find ways of improving most of the time, as a continuous way of life. Denmark, probably the best country in the world. Have a great life, everyone.

it's so Nice to live in Denmark. it is free to go to school and it's free to go to the hospital.

I'm from Denmark and I'm having a great time here, but in my opinion opinion you failed to mention 2 bad things about this country. 1: We have one of the highest percentages of people that need medicine for mental health issues, and in general there are a lot of issues with mental health here. I have to get checked for ADD, I called the psychiatrist with the shortest waiting time in my city back in September and I got an appointment in March 2023... 2: Even though we have very few refugees in this country we still only let very few in, even though there is space and jobs. Recently the government joined a British plan to send refugees to Rwanda which I find to be a terrible thing to do. It's extremely hard to become a danish citizen. Number 2 is more controversial especially here in Denmark, so to clarify once again, this is strictly my opinion that these points aren't positive.

I would say one of best yeah. My dad was involved in an accident few years ago. His hips was completely broken, but the doctors saved him. The tax is high but it's worth it. There's no way my family could pay for my dad's surgery if we lived in another country.

Thanks

I am from Denmark and i have been living there for my hole life its a good place and if you need help you get it, and if you need medecent you allso get it. There is somthing abut the snow and the long days is sommer but you lern to live with it I like that if you Fx: breke your leg you dont need to pay for the hospetal you do that when you get your mony. If you are wordblind or what ever its callt you get suported in skool and you lern it. Denmark isnt only good like there is allso bad things. But not meny i wouldnt say there is very big problems but there still are things abut Denmark. I love Denmark and if your gonner travle with kids or just alon Dont lern danish on thos apps. when do you say: i can hear gotes in the sea" or somthing like that

From last one month I am continuously thinking about moving to denmark from india but can't find a way

I want to live in Denmark. I cycle everywhere and fed up of living in England all my life....... getting ever more corrupt and outrageously expensive living prices. Not a healthy combo.

Its great living in denmark you dont get bullied and we dont get erthquakes and no hurocanes and no tsunamis its very rare we get bullied

No not the best! But one of the best, I'm i Dane, but there are issues here. Our health system is flawed, the elderly, the handicapped and the mentally ill aren't getting what they should. Overall its great to be a Dane

Thanks ur very kind i love Living in denmark 😊

Probably [up there] but we couldn't possibly say so ourselves.. Despite laying between the UK and Russia as well as bordering Germany, it's still one of the few parts of Europe that isn't considered a target when the NukaWorld dlc drops. There'll be bacon in the aftermath at least..

I am Danish and 51. It is not as nice as it used to be, but still competing with Norway for the place in the world I would prefer to live. So much so that I am giving up a dream job in Greenland to return home to unemployment and uncertainty. I miss my country and culture

Honestly, I have no idea if it is but thank you for at least considering us.

i can say its actually really nice to live in denmark❤❤❤

03:40 the word "special administrative region" is doing a lot of work there in this case "special administrative region" means de facto independent country where PRC China have no control whatsoever

One more index that is forgotten is how much Anti depressants a population in each country consumes? There is a change in consumption in the last ten years and it's growing. This is an indicator of well being or un well being of the national happy index in comparison ratios. 😅 ☺️

im from Denmark, if you truly wish to learn the danish experience, imagine a fodbold field, better yet, go to one. Now imagine at the border of the field, theres a new one, and that continues until the horizion, like the sea. Good, now you know how flat Denmark is. (mostly true in Lolland)

I am born and raised in this fabulous country come and see for yourself,, you will find no other countries like this,,,:))) i loved it

I have lived in Denmark my whole life till now I moved to Greenland and after living here for 2 weeks I right at way decided to move back to Denmark, Denmark is need less to say something that other countries just can’t even be compared to, I would easily say Denmark is the best country to live in.

Pls. make a video about Netherlands 😄 I'm curious about the country

I didn't know we had a building like that at 2:30 Cool!

yuppp! Norway and Finland are definitely up there rivaling the top spot, but there's only a hair between us.

greate to hear good news.

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thank you so much for the information :) :)

Small town denmark is a very quiet and calm place. The most annoying thing right were I live is a small bird of some kind with a deeply unpleasant song. :OD

Underrated channel!

It's pretty chill up here.

My grand parents my moms folks were from Denmark my dads grandma was also from Denmark i would personally love to have a go at living there ,I've always felt it would feel more like home than any were in the u.s.a were I've lived my whole life wich always unexplainabley has never really felt that home,like maybe its from empathy from all the natives that were murdered in this country,s founding maybe its the echo,s of my grandpa and grandma speaking by the fire at night when I was a youngen who knows ,maybe my fine Dane blood gas been corrupted by messed up Americanisam/ this country,s general day by day system of hopelessness and virtual servitude hidden by illusions of freedom yett the whole world knows we got more in prison than any other country world wide infact more in prison than alot of country,s combined

Great place

We currently have a Prime Minister with the motto of "Lev med det" (her name being Mette) .... besides that, it's pretty good.

This is offtopic but ... May I ask what your accent is? It sounds beautiful! (I'm not a native speaker so I'm eager to learn how to differentiate all the UK accents :)) Kind regards, Pia

Perfect

im from denmark. and thank you for saying that we are 1 of the best countries in the world!

I was born and have lived all my life in Denmark. I have traveled most of Europe, Australia, USA, and Africa. Only New Zealand Is a country I have considered moving to. Generally Danes are more content and feel secure, not really happy.

I`m Danish. Best Word you Can say about my Country is Secure .

Thank you

I am From Denmark and I live in a small City called Nakskov and I can Say that it's Pretty relaxed and Safe? And by Safe I mean that it's Pretty common for kids to Walk around on their own and Stuff My mom often leaves me at Home without locking the Door

We Danes love to smoke, drink alcohol and eat sugar, and that is probably why our life expectancy is not so high.

Denmark is like a class with 16 people The teather has alot more time for everyone

I think we have done pretty well. Having been born and raised in Denmark feels like winning the lottery in life. But I do think we need to improve our spiritual qualities and not indulge so much in materialism. People spend too much time and money on appearances, nice home, nice car, etc. instead of being a good compassionate and interested human being. Too busy looking good, instead of BEING good.

I might be bias as a Dane, but I do believe Denmark is pretty cool.

lived in denmark my whole life, and i think its rlly nice, there isnt rlly much crime neither

Finland was ranked The best country by World economic Forum conference in Switzerland Davos and Finland was ranked The happiest country by World happines index report and UN 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Despite language, i have nothing to complain about other things in Danmark. I love this country even more then some Danes.

good infostructure

I am from Indian.so happy to living india....

i live in danmark and im happy

Have you done a video on South Korea?

No one will ever claime the title "BEST" but 98% the people in Denmark is just GOOD hearted..

Danes should take up fasting, that would help get a longer life.. I don't think there are many here who practice that :))) And Danes drink way to much alcohol.

3:39 Not to be political, but this one seems quiiite motivated...

I am in dk since 5 months..I feel denmark is really good country to live..But i don't like extreme cold weather here which i have not yet faced.....But it will be boring..

In summer Denmark is nice, in autumn and winter just depressing. Is there ma be also a correlation between the (one of) the highest use of psychopharmaca ("lykkepiller") and happiness? Danish people can be very nice, but many think civilisation ends South of Padborg.... There is a big mistrust against other cultures. Sometimes I miss Denmark though, the fresh air and a nice bicycle trip through Copenhagen and surroundings or at the beach. But I don't want to live there again.

So good

I feel proud, privileged and lucky to be a Dane.

As a Dane, I would rank Norway and Finland above us, and Swerden after us. Best country in the world ranking. 1 Norway 2 Finland 3 Denmark 4 Switzerland 5 Sweden

Wow nice beautifully country 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Personaly, i think that the best thing here in Denmark are our free Schools. In many countries, people are in dept until they are in their thirdies (Sorry for my bad spelling, reason: Im a dane and Im 13). Its wonderfull to know that you Arent in dept as a Young adult

Hi from Denmark, the reason we don't have the highest life expectancy is that we concern ourselves more with leading happy and enjoyable lives, rather than living forever. We've realized that more years isn't automatically better, and by far the most octogenarians, end up in care in a way that isn't very enjoyable due to, well old age. The body simply ends up being less fun to be alive in at some point, and that point happens before the life expectancy age for most people, which in turn means very old people in Denmark, are less happy than the rest. It is sometimes better to die with dignity. We simply don't want longer lives than we already expect, since we realized those extra years, will not be very good years.

Denmark is surely a top country, but it is do close with many others. Being the best depends on your personal pteference. Do you like wintersport and Nature; Norway is best! Do you like Sun, America and socializing; Puerto Rico is great.

im from denmark and i think well denmark isnt in top 5 in every categories but where in top 10 in a lot of categories :-)

We eat, smoke and drink a lot. That's why we kick the bucket early. Halløj kommentarsporet!

a little about it being expensive to live in Denmark, you compare with our wages, and purchasing power yes then Denmark is ACTUALLY not that expensive for us Danes. yes house prices are high in the big cities and cars have a nice big taxation. but for us with middle incomes yes then we rarely pay more than max 40% in income tax. and if we look at what has been paid by this tax, yes, then it is an actually not so crazy investment, because ordinary people in Denmark wealthy benefit from a society where there is a high level of security. we actually have no gated communities in Denmark. as it is not necessary. I think our success stems from the fact that we are a small country ,. and there is so much room for more, thank you in my Denmark. but try and look at the Denmark that is outside the big cities. you will be shocked because here you have the whole "Denmark package" and with very low house prices. my house costs for example only about 120,000 € and we have about an hour to the nearest big city, in Denmark you have the whole Danish package with high wages great security, and the welfare state there is but low house prices so you pay a fraction of rent. and live Because Denmark is as small as Denmark is a maximum of one hour away from a big city. and the funny thing is that we actually have plenty of room for newcomers from abroad as well. good jobs that are hard to get occupied and very good danich style houses either for cheap rent or sale.