Denmark vs Germany: Transparent laws
Denmark
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Denmark and Germany?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for transparent laws?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.