Denmark vs Finland: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Denmark
0.984
in 2025
Finland
0.974
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
Finland rank
5th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.984 against 0.974 in Finland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.986 | 0.8 | 0.186 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.986 | 0.8 | 0.186 | Denmark |
| 1800s | 0.986 | 0.7804 | 0.2056 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 0.986 | 0.604 | 0.382 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 0.986 | 0.604 | 0.382 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 0.986 | 0.604 | 0.382 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 0.986 | 0.604 | 0.382 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.9835 | 0.604 | 0.3795 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.985 | 0.604 | 0.381 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.985 | 0.604 | 0.381 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.985 | 0.604 | 0.381 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.985 | 0.604 | 0.381 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9859 | 0.6143 | 0.3716 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.986 | 0.6873 | 0.2987 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.986 | 0.862 | 0.124 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.986 | 0.8922 | 0.0938 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.9572 | 0.9123 | 0.0449 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.988 | 0.953 | 0.035 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0.953 | 0.035 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0.9494 | 0.0386 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.9587 | 0.0293 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.968 | 0.02 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.968 | 0.02 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9868 | 0.9744 | 0.0124 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.985 | 0.9765 | 0.0085 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 0.984 against 0.974 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.01, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.