Denmark vs Germany: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Denmark
0.961
in 2025
Germany
0.978
in 2025
Denmark rank
5th
Germany rank
3rd

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.978 against 0.961 in Denmark, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.