United States vs. Denmark, in 17 Charts : Information Clearing House - ICH

15, 2015 "Information
Clearing House" - "Demos"
- Denmark played a surprising role in Tuesday's Democratic debate.
Here is how the country stacks up the US on a number of important
social indicators.

The Poor

Here are the overall poverty rates for the two
countries:

Here are the child poverty rates for the two
countries:

Lest you think I am pulling some kind of "relative
poverty" trick, here is per-capita income of the 5th, 10th, and 20th
percentiles in Denmark and the US, displayed in 2005 PPP-adjusted
dollars:

United States vs. Denmark, in 17 Charts :    Information Clearing House - ICH

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