Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Denmark
Denmark: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.961 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Denmark, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.961 for deliberative political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Denmark peaked at 0.973 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.712, in 1944.
Denmark ranks 5th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.854 | — |
| 1901 | 0.877 | +2.7% |
| 1902 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.887 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.893 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.897 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.815 | -9.1% |
| 1941 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.742 | -9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.712 | -4.0% |
| 1945 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.933 | +31.0% |
| 1947 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.945 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.964 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.965 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.963 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.961 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.955 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.971 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.967 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.968 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.971 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.967 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.969 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.973 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.968 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.971 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.965 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.961 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.961 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.833, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.961 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8095, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8747 | 0.854 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.886 | 0.877 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.893 | 0.893 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.897 | 0.897 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8343 | 0.712 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.933 | 0.933 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.945 | 0.945 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9637 | 0.963 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9631 | 0.961 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9675 | 0.955 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9665 | 0.961 | 0.973 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 2 Switzerland 0.984 compare
- 3 Germany 0.978 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 0.971 compare
- 6 Seychelles 0.953 compare
- 7 South Korea 0.937 compare
- 8 Chile 0.934 compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative political institutions index in Denmark?
- Deliberative political institutions index in Denmark was 0.961 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.973 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.712 in 1944.
- How does Denmark rank for deliberative political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.