Denmark vs New Zealand: Private civil liberties index
Denmark
0.938
in 2025
New Zealand
0.941
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
New Zealand rank
4th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.941 against 0.938 in Denmark, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5874 | 0.876 | 0.2886 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.8423 | 0.876 | 0.0337 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.864 | 0.876 | 0.012 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.864 | 0.876 | 0.012 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.876 | 0.909 | 0.033 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.8786 | 0.931 | 0.0524 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.902 | 0.931 | 0.029 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.902 | 0.9274 | 0.0254 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.9085 | 0.93 | 0.0215 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.915 | 0.9291 | 0.0141 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.665 | 0.9231 | 0.2581 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.93 | 0.928 | 0.002 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9412 | 0.9364 | 0.0048 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.945 | 0.9504 | 0.0054 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.945 | 0.9566 | 0.0116 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.945 | 0.944 | 0.001 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.945 | 0.944 | 0.001 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9465 | 0.944 | 0.0025 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9223 | 0.9338 | 0.0115 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Denmark or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.941 against 0.938 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.003, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Denmark ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.