Denmark vs Ireland: Democracy, gaps filled
Denmark
9
in 2025
Ireland
9
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9 against 9 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 6.7 | 4 | 2.7 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 8.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 9 | 6.3 | 2.7 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 5.8 | 8 | 2.2 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 9 | 8.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 9 | 0.3333 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 9 against 9 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.