Denmark vs Germany: Free and Fair Elections Index

Denmark
0.961
in 2025
Germany
0.957
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Germany rank
6th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.961 against 0.957 in Germany, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.