Denmark vs United States: Political liberties
Denmark
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Denmark and United States?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for political liberties?
- Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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