Denmark vs Japan: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Denmark

0.984

in 2025

Japan

0.973

in 2025

Denmark rank

2nd

Japan rank

3rd

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Denmark
Japan

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.984 against 0.973 in Japan, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Equal Resource Distribution Index in Denmark
Equal Resource Distribution Index in Japan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.