Austria vs Denmark: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Denmark
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 213 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Denmark?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).