Denmark vs Liberia: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
Liberia
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Liberia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Liberia?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Liberia?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Liberia?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Liberia rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 167 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).