Denmark vs Luxembourg: Democracy
Denmark
9
in 2025
Luxembourg
9
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9 against 9 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 9 | 7 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 9 | 7 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 9 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 9 | 0.3333 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Luxembourg?
- Denmark, at 9 against 9 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.