Denmark or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 2.3 FiScore points.

Tax Denmark United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 22% 21% +1.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 39.86% to 55.86% 10% to 37% +18.9 points
VAT standard rate 25% 11.73% +13.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Denmark

n/a

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Denmark page See the United States page