Denmark vs France: Justified Political Positions Score
Denmark
2.2
in 2025
France
2.14
in 2025
Denmark rank
14th
France rank
16th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.2 against 2.14 in France, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and France ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.78 | 0.853 | 0.9224 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.85 | 0.7865 | 1.07 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.85 | 1.21 | 0.647 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.85 | 1.21 | 0.647 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.21 | -0.1048 | 1.32 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.9 | 1.14 | 0.7524 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.56 | 1.27 | 1.28 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.56 | 1.4 | 1.16 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 1.89 | 0.666 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 2.62 | 0.0578 | France |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 2.96 | 0.3705 | France |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.72 | 0.1621 | France |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2.26 | 0.0958 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 2.2 against 2.14 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Denmark and France?
- 0.06, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Denmark ranks 14th and France ranks 16th 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.