Denmark vs France: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Denmark
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
France rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | France |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Denmark and France?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and France 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.