Bahamas vs Denmark: Democracy

Bahamas
7
in 2025
Denmark
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Denmark, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Denmark Difference Ahead
1780s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1790s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1800s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1810s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1820s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1830s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1840s 2 0.2 1.8 Bahamas
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2 0
1880s 2 2 0
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 3.8 1.8 Denmark
1910s 2 5.1 3.1 Denmark
1920s 2 7 5 Denmark
1930s 2 6.3 4.3 Denmark
1940s 2 4 2 Denmark
1950s 2 7 5 Denmark
1960s 5 7 2 Denmark
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Denmark?
Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Denmark?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Denmark?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Denmark rank globally for democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).