How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?

191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Germany: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Denmark

0.986

in 2025

Germany

0.991

in 2025

Denmark rank

2nd

Germany rank

1st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.991 against 0.986 in Denmark, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.622	0.086	0.536	Denmark
1790s	0.6396	0.086	0.5536	Denmark
1800s	0.715	0.0965	0.6185	Denmark
1810s	0.715	0.155	0.56	Denmark
1820s	0.715	0.155	0.56	Denmark
1830s	0.7378	0.155	0.5828	Denmark
1840s	0.8408	0.1733	0.6675	Denmark
1850s	0.9334	0.277	0.6564	Denmark
1860s	0.939	0.304	0.635	Denmark
1870s	0.939	0.6057	0.3333	Denmark
1880s	0.936	0.631	0.305	Denmark
1890s	0.9361	0.678	0.2581	Denmark
1900s	0.9509	0.7078	0.2431	Denmark
1910s	0.9524	0.6787	0.2737	Denmark
1920s	0.9615	0.7866	0.1749	Denmark
1930s	0.963	0.2765	0.6865	Denmark
1940s	0.702	0.028	0.674	Denmark
1990s	0.991	0.992	0.001	Germany
2000s	0.991	0.992	0.001	Germany
2010s	0.9896	0.9913	0.0017	Germany
2020s	0.9812	0.9892	0.008	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Denmark or Germany?: Germany, at 0.991 against 0.986 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Denmark and Germany?: 0.005, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Denmark ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.