Brazil vs Denmark: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Brazil
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 235 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | 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 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 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, Brazil or Denmark?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Brazil and Denmark?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Brazil 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.