Australia vs Denmark: Democracy
Australia
4
in 2025
Denmark
4
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Denmark rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4 against 4 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 17th of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | Australia |
| 1910s | 4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 4 against 4 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Denmark?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 17th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).