Denmark vs Netherlands: Justified Political Positions Score

Denmark
2.2
in 2025
Netherlands
2.35
in 2025
Denmark rank
14th
Netherlands rank
11th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
123190019622025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.35 against 2.2 in Denmark, a difference of 0.15.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s 1.78 1.51 0.2674 Denmark
1910s 1.85 1.32 0.533 Denmark
1920s 1.85 1.09 0.7695 Denmark
1930s 1.85 1.26 0.594 Denmark
1940s 1.21 1.21 0.0014 Denmark
1950s 1.9 1.94 0.038 Netherlands
1960s 2.56 1.94 0.623 Denmark
1970s 2.56 2.56 0.003 Netherlands
1980s 2.56 2.04 0.513 Denmark
1990s 2.56 2.04 0.513 Denmark
2000s 2.59 1.89 0.7012 Denmark
2010s 2.56 1.99 0.5687 Denmark
2020s 2.17 2.55 0.388 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Denmark or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2.35 against 2.2 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Denmark and Netherlands?
0.15, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for justified political positions score?
Denmark ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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.