Austria vs Denmark: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Austria
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Austria and Denmark?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Austria ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.