Denmark vs Germany: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
Germany
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Germany?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany 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).