Denmark vs United States: Suffrage
Denmark
100
in 2025
United States
100
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 100 against 100 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and United States in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | United States |
| 1790s | 0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | United States |
| 1800s | 0 | 32 | 32 | United States |
| 1810s | 0 | 34 | 34 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 35 | 35 | United States |
| 1830s | 1.8 | 35 | 33.2 | United States |
| 1840s | 6.4 | 35 | 28.6 | United States |
| 1850s | 37.5 | 35 | 2.5 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 39.2 | 35 | 4.2 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 40.6 | 44 | 3.4 | United States |
| 1880s | 42.4 | 43 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1890s | 44 | 42 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 45 | 41 | 4 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 67 | 41 | 26 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 100 | 88 | 12 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 100 | 90.7 | 9.3 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 100 | 93.4 | 6.6 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 100 | 95 | 5 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 100 | 97 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 100 against 100 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Denmark and United States?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for suffrage?
- Denmark ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.