Denmark vs Japan: Egalitarian political institutions index
Denmark
0.971
in 2025
Japan
0.944
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Japan rank
4th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.971 against 0.944 in Japan, a difference of 0.027.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.762 | 0.529 | 0.233 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.7989 | 0.5376 | 0.2613 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.8536 | 0.5498 | 0.3038 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.8732 | 0.5498 | 0.3234 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8713 | 0.6694 | 0.2019 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.8979 | 0.8793 | 0.0186 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9308 | 0.9023 | 0.0285 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9711 | 0.9083 | 0.0628 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.972 | 0.9102 | 0.0618 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9704 | 0.91 | 0.0604 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.9146 | 0.0554 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9701 | 0.916 | 0.0541 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.971 | 0.933 | 0.038 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Denmark or Japan?
- Denmark, at 0.971 against 0.944 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.027, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.