Australia vs Denmark: Free and fair elections index
Australia
0.962
in 2025
Denmark
0.961
in 2025
Australia rank
3rd
Denmark rank
4th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.962 against 0.961 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 | 0.4932 | 0.1134 | 0.3798 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8004 | 0.9055 | 0.1051 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.8753 | 0.912 | 0.0367 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.8744 | 0.8938 | 0.0194 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8769 | 0.8587 | 0.0182 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.8754 | 0.8851 | 0.0097 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9063 | 0.9358 | 0.0295 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9152 | 0.9404 | 0.0252 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.9311 | 0.9396 | 0.0085 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.9315 | 0.936 | 0.0045 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.9318 | 0.7337 | 0.1981 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9273 | 0.9395 | 0.0122 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9307 | 0.9389 | 0.0082 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9319 | 0.9428 | 0.0109 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.9476 | 0.9434 | 0.0042 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9561 | 0.9431 | 0.013 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9555 | 0.9528 | 0.0027 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9657 | 0.9623 | 0.0034 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.955 | 0.9595 | 0.0045 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 0.962 against 0.961 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Australia and Denmark?
- 0.001, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.