What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 1971.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.762 in 1900.

How does Denmark rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Denmark ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Denmark

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Denmark
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.971 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.971

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.972

in 1971

All-time low

0.762

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Denmark, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.971 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Denmark peaked at 0.972 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.762, in 1900.

That places Denmark 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Denmark, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.762	—
1901	0.762	+0.0%
1902	0.762	+0.0%
1903	0.762	+0.0%
1904	0.762	+0.0%
1905	0.762	+0.0%
1906	0.762	+0.0%
1907	0.762	+0.0%
1908	0.762	+0.0%
1909	0.762	+0.0%
1910	0.762	+0.0%
1911	0.762	+0.0%
1912	0.762	+0.0%
1913	0.762	+0.0%
1914	0.762	+0.0%
1915	0.803	+5.4%
1916	0.838	+4.4%
1917	0.838	+0.0%
1918	0.85	+1.4%
1919	0.85	+0.0%
1920	0.85	+0.0%
1921	0.854	+0.5%
1922	0.854	+0.0%
1923	0.854	+0.0%
1924	0.854	+0.0%
1925	0.854	+0.0%
1926	0.854	+0.0%
1927	0.854	+0.0%
1928	0.854	+0.0%
1929	0.854	+0.0%
1930	0.854	+0.0%
1931	0.854	+0.0%
1932	0.858	+0.5%
1933	0.874	+1.9%
1934	0.882	+0.9%
1935	0.882	+0.0%
1936	0.882	+0.0%
1937	0.882	+0.0%
1938	0.882	+0.0%
1939	0.882	+0.0%
1940	0.857	-2.8%
1941	0.87	+1.5%
1942	0.87	+0.0%
1943	0.864	-0.7%
1944	0.846	-2.1%
1945	0.846	+0.0%
1946	0.89	+5.2%
1947	0.89	+0.0%
1948	0.89	+0.0%
1949	0.89	+0.0%
1950	0.891	+0.1%
1951	0.891	+0.0%
1952	0.891	+0.0%
1953	0.891	+0.0%
1954	0.898	+0.8%
1955	0.898	+0.0%
1956	0.901	+0.3%
1957	0.901	+0.0%
1958	0.903	+0.2%
1959	0.914	+1.2%
1960	0.914	+0.0%
1961	0.914	+0.0%
1962	0.931	+1.9%
1963	0.931	+0.0%
1964	0.931	+0.0%
1965	0.931	+0.0%
1966	0.939	+0.9%
1967	0.939	+0.0%
1968	0.939	+0.0%
1969	0.939	+0.0%
1970	0.963	+2.6%
1971	0.972	+0.9%
1972	0.972	+0.0%
1973	0.972	+0.0%
1974	0.972	+0.0%
1975	0.972	+0.0%
1976	0.972	+0.0%
1977	0.972	+0.0%
1978	0.972	+0.0%
1979	0.972	+0.0%
1980	0.972	+0.0%
1981	0.972	+0.0%
1982	0.972	+0.0%
1983	0.972	+0.0%
1984	0.972	+0.0%
1985	0.972	+0.0%
1986	0.972	+0.0%
1987	0.972	+0.0%
1988	0.972	+0.0%
1989	0.972	+0.0%
1990	0.971	-0.1%
1991	0.971	+0.0%
1992	0.971	+0.0%
1993	0.971	+0.0%
1994	0.97	-0.1%
1995	0.97	+0.0%
1996	0.97	+0.0%
1997	0.97	+0.0%
1998	0.97	+0.0%
1999	0.97	+0.0%
2000	0.97	+0.0%
2001	0.97	+0.0%
2002	0.97	+0.0%
2003	0.97	+0.0%
2004	0.97	+0.0%
2005	0.97	+0.0%
2006	0.97	+0.0%
2007	0.97	+0.0%
2008	0.97	+0.0%
2009	0.97	+0.0%
2010	0.97	+0.0%
2011	0.97	+0.0%
2012	0.972	+0.2%
2013	0.971	-0.1%
2014	0.971	+0.0%
2015	0.971	+0.0%
2016	0.971	+0.0%
2017	0.963	-0.8%
2018	0.971	+0.8%
2019	0.971	+0.0%
2020	0.971	+0.0%
2021	0.971	+0.0%
2022	0.971	+0.0%
2023	0.971	+0.0%
2024	0.971	+0.0%
2025	0.971	+0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.762	0.762	0.762	10
1910s	0.7989	0.762	0.85	10
1920s	0.8536	0.85	0.854	10
1930s	0.8732	0.854	0.882	10
1940s	0.8713	0.846	0.89	10
1950s	0.8979	0.891	0.914	10
1960s	0.9308	0.914	0.939	10
1970s	0.9711	0.963	0.972	10
1980s	0.972	0.972	0.972	10
1990s	0.9704	0.97	0.971	10
2000s	0.97	0.97	0.97	10
2010s	0.9701	0.963	0.972	10
2020s	0.971	0.971	0.971	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

2 Norway 0.963 compare
3 Luxembourg 0.947 compare
4 Japan 0.944 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Denmark?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Denmark was 0.971 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 1971.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.762 in 1900.
How does Denmark rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Denmark ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.