Denmark vs South Africa: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- South Africa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1910 it was South Africa ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and South Africa 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 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 South Africa?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and South Africa?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and South Africa 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).