Canada vs Denmark: Justified Political Positions Score
Canada
2.23
in 2025
Denmark
2.2
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Denmark rank
14th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.23 against 2.2 in Denmark, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.86 | 1.78 | 0.0886 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.49 | 1.85 | 0.3601 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.49 | 1.85 | 0.6348 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.61 | 1.85 | 0.7502 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.99 | 1.21 | 0.7808 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.55 | 1.9 | 0.655 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 2.56 | 0.1011 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 2.56 | 0.414 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 2.56 | 0.379 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.18 | 2.56 | 0.379 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 2.59 | 0.5143 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 2.56 | 0.6077 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 2.17 | 0.635 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 2.23 against 2.2 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.03, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Canada ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 14th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.