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
-10123190019622025

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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.