Denmark vs South Africa: Life insurance premium volume to GDP
Denmark
8.3%
in 2020
South Africa
10.8%
in 2019
Denmark rank
6th
South Africa rank
4th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time
- Denmark
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 10.8% against 8.3% in Denmark, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 162 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 11.6% | 7.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 12.0% | 6.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 10.1% | 3.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Denmark or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 10.8% against 8.3% in Denmark as of 2019.
- What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Denmark and South Africa?
- 2.5%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Denmark ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.