Denmark vs Slovakia: Democracy

Denmark
2
in 2018
Slovakia
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovakia ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Slovakia Difference Ahead
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 2 1.89 0.1111 Denmark
1940s 2 0.8 1.2 Denmark
1950s 2 0 2 Denmark
1960s 2 0 2 Denmark
1970s 2 0 2 Denmark
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 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 Slovakia?
Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Slovakia?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
94 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and Slovakia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).