Denmark vs Germany: Rule of Law Index

Denmark
0.997
in 2025
Germany
0.991
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
3rd

Rule of Law Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.997 against 0.991 in Germany, a difference of 0.006.

Across all 191 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.