Denmark vs Ireland: Transparent laws
Denmark
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | 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 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 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 Ireland?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for transparent laws?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Ireland 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.