Karakoz Ydyrys
November 30th, 2021

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Blue areas are the best for these blue collar workers! (image: Workwear guru)

Denmark ranks as the world’s tenth best country for construction workers, according to a new Workwear guru study.

The report took into account factors such as average salaries, the cost of living, and safety in the workplace. 

Construction workers in Denmark got the sixth highest annual salary at 45,295 US dollars.

But Denmark lost points for have the second highest cost of living in the top ten, behind only Switzerland, and a higher accident incidence rate higher than 14 of the top 15.

Yemen ranked last
Above Denmark in the rankings were Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, the US, Canada, Singapore, Luxembourg, China and the Netherlands.

But it did finish above both Norway (14) and Sweden (27).

The highest average salary for construction workers among all countries worldwide is in Switzerland at $79,159 while the lowest average salary is in Uzbekistan at $875. 

The bottom five in the rankings were the Dominican Republic, Myanmar, which has the worst incidence rate, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and last-placed Yemen. 

World Cup host Qatar was not included in the survey.

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