Denmark vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
Nicaragua
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Nicaragua?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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).