What is equal access to power index in Denmark?

Equal access to power index in Denmark was 0.969 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.969 in 2012.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.421 in 1789.

How does Denmark rank for equal access to power index?

Denmark ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Access to Power Index in Denmark

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in Denmark
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.969 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.969

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

2nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.969

in 2012

All-time low

0.421

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Denmark, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Denmark stood at 0.969. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Denmark peaked at 0.969 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.421, in 1789.

Denmark ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.421	—
1790	0.421	+0.0%
1791	0.421	+0.0%
1792	0.421	+0.0%
1793	0.421	+0.0%
1794	0.421	+0.0%
1795	0.421	+0.0%
1796	0.421	+0.0%
1797	0.421	+0.0%
1798	0.421	+0.0%
1799	0.421	+0.0%
1800	0.421	+0.0%
1801	0.421	+0.0%
1802	0.421	+0.0%
1803	0.421	+0.0%
1804	0.421	+0.0%
1805	0.421	+0.0%
1806	0.421	+0.0%
1807	0.421	+0.0%
1808	0.421	+0.0%
1809	0.421	+0.0%
1810	0.421	+0.0%
1811	0.421	+0.0%
1812	0.421	+0.0%
1813	0.421	+0.0%
1814	0.421	+0.0%
1815	0.421	+0.0%
1816	0.421	+0.0%
1817	0.421	+0.0%
1818	0.421	+0.0%
1819	0.421	+0.0%
1820	0.421	+0.0%
1821	0.421	+0.0%
1822	0.421	+0.0%
1823	0.421	+0.0%
1824	0.421	+0.0%
1825	0.421	+0.0%
1826	0.421	+0.0%
1827	0.421	+0.0%
1828	0.421	+0.0%
1829	0.421	+0.0%
1830	0.421	+0.0%
1831	0.421	+0.0%
1832	0.421	+0.0%
1833	0.421	+0.0%
1834	0.421	+0.0%
1835	0.507	+20.4%
1836	0.507	+0.0%
1837	0.507	+0.0%
1838	0.507	+0.0%
1839	0.507	+0.0%
1840	0.507	+0.0%
1841	0.507	+0.0%
1842	0.507	+0.0%
1843	0.507	+0.0%
1844	0.507	+0.0%
1845	0.507	+0.0%
1846	0.507	+0.0%
1847	0.507	+0.0%
1848	0.636	+25.4%
1849	0.636	+0.0%
1850	0.636	+0.0%
1851	0.636	+0.0%
1852	0.636	+0.0%
1853	0.636	+0.0%
1854	0.636	+0.0%
1855	0.636	+0.0%
1856	0.636	+0.0%
1857	0.636	+0.0%
1858	0.636	+0.0%
1859	0.636	+0.0%
1860	0.636	+0.0%
1861	0.636	+0.0%
1862	0.636	+0.0%
1863	0.636	+0.0%
1864	0.636	+0.0%
1865	0.636	+0.0%
1866	0.636	+0.0%
1867	0.636	+0.0%
1868	0.636	+0.0%
1869	0.636	+0.0%
1870	0.636	+0.0%
1871	0.636	+0.0%
1872	0.636	+0.0%
1873	0.636	+0.0%
1874	0.636	+0.0%
1875	0.636	+0.0%
1876	0.636	+0.0%
1877	0.636	+0.0%
1878	0.636	+0.0%
1879	0.636	+0.0%
1880	0.645	+1.4%
1881	0.645	+0.0%
1882	0.645	+0.0%
1883	0.645	+0.0%
1884	0.645	+0.0%
1885	0.645	+0.0%
1886	0.645	+0.0%
1887	0.645	+0.0%
1888	0.645	+0.0%
1889	0.645	+0.0%
1890	0.645	+0.0%
1891	0.645	+0.0%
1892	0.645	+0.0%
1893	0.645	+0.0%
1894	0.645	+0.0%
1895	0.645	+0.0%
1896	0.645	+0.0%
1897	0.645	+0.0%
1898	0.645	+0.0%
1899	0.645	+0.0%
1900	0.67	+3.9%
1901	0.67	+0.0%
1902	0.67	+0.0%
1903	0.67	+0.0%
1904	0.67	+0.0%
1905	0.67	+0.0%
1906	0.67	+0.0%
1907	0.67	+0.0%
1908	0.67	+0.0%
1909	0.67	+0.0%
1910	0.67	+0.0%
1911	0.67	+0.0%
1912	0.67	+0.0%
1913	0.67	+0.0%
1914	0.67	+0.0%
1915	0.817	+21.9%
1916	0.907	+11.0%
1917	0.907	+0.0%
1918	0.93	+2.5%
1919	0.93	+0.0%
1920	0.93	+0.0%
1921	0.946	+1.7%
1922	0.946	+0.0%
1923	0.946	+0.0%
1924	0.946	+0.0%
1925	0.946	+0.0%
1926	0.946	+0.0%
1927	0.946	+0.0%
1928	0.946	+0.0%
1929	0.946	+0.0%
1930	0.946	+0.0%
1931	0.946	+0.0%
1932	0.946	+0.0%
1933	0.946	+0.0%
1934	0.919	-2.9%
1935	0.919	+0.0%
1936	0.919	+0.0%
1937	0.919	+0.0%
1938	0.919	+0.0%
1939	0.919	+0.0%
1940	0.869	-5.4%
1941	0.913	+5.1%
1942	0.913	+0.0%
1943	0.913	+0.0%
1944	0.85	-6.9%
1945	0.85	+0.0%
1946	0.922	+8.5%
1947	0.922	+0.0%
1948	0.922	+0.0%
1949	0.922	+0.0%
1950	0.921	-0.1%
1951	0.921	+0.0%
1952	0.921	+0.0%
1953	0.921	+0.0%
1954	0.941	+2.2%
1955	0.941	+0.0%
1956	0.941	+0.0%
1957	0.941	+0.0%
1958	0.941	+0.0%
1959	0.941	+0.0%
1960	0.941	+0.0%
1961	0.941	+0.0%
1962	0.941	+0.0%
1963	0.941	+0.0%
1964	0.941	+0.0%
1965	0.941	+0.0%
1966	0.941	+0.0%
1967	0.941	+0.0%
1968	0.941	+0.0%
1969	0.941	+0.0%
1970	0.964	+2.4%
1971	0.964	+0.0%
1972	0.964	+0.0%
1973	0.964	+0.0%
1974	0.964	+0.0%
1975	0.964	+0.0%
1976	0.964	+0.0%
1977	0.964	+0.0%
1978	0.964	+0.0%
1979	0.964	+0.0%
1980	0.964	+0.0%
1981	0.964	+0.0%
1982	0.964	+0.0%
1983	0.964	+0.0%
1984	0.964	+0.0%
1985	0.964	+0.0%
1986	0.964	+0.0%
1987	0.964	+0.0%
1988	0.964	+0.0%
1989	0.964	+0.0%
1990	0.964	+0.0%
1991	0.964	+0.0%
1992	0.964	+0.0%
1993	0.964	+0.0%
1994	0.964	+0.0%
1995	0.964	+0.0%
1996	0.964	+0.0%
1997	0.964	+0.0%
1998	0.964	+0.0%
1999	0.964	+0.0%
2000	0.964	+0.0%
2001	0.964	+0.0%
2002	0.964	+0.0%
2003	0.964	+0.0%
2004	0.964	+0.0%
2005	0.964	+0.0%
2006	0.964	+0.0%
2007	0.964	+0.0%
2008	0.964	+0.0%
2009	0.964	+0.0%
2010	0.964	+0.0%
2011	0.964	+0.0%
2012	0.969	+0.5%
2013	0.969	+0.0%
2014	0.969	+0.0%
2015	0.969	+0.0%
2016	0.969	+0.0%
2017	0.949	-2.1%
2018	0.969	+2.1%
2019	0.969	+0.0%
2020	0.969	+0.0%
2021	0.969	+0.0%
2022	0.969	+0.0%
2023	0.969	+0.0%
2024	0.969	+0.0%
2025	0.969	+0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.969 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.969 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.421	0.421	0.421	1
1790s	0.421	0.421	0.421	10
1800s	0.421	0.421	0.421	10
1810s	0.421	0.421	0.421	10
1820s	0.421	0.421	0.421	10
1830s	0.464	0.421	0.507	10
1840s	0.5328	0.507	0.636	10
1850s	0.636	0.636	0.636	10
1860s	0.636	0.636	0.636	10
1870s	0.636	0.636	0.636	10
1880s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1890s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1900s	0.67	0.67	0.67	10
1910s	0.7841	0.67	0.93	10
1920s	0.9444	0.93	0.946	10
1930s	0.9298	0.919	0.946	10
1940s	0.8996	0.85	0.922	10
1950s	0.933	0.921	0.941	10
1960s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1970s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1980s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1990s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
2000s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
2010s	0.966	0.949	0.969	10
2020s	0.969	0.969	0.969	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

1 Norway 0.975 compare
3 Lithuania 0.945 compare
4 Iceland 0.941 compare
5 Germany 0.931 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Denmark?: Equal access to power index in Denmark was 0.969 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.969 in 2012.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.421 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for equal access to power index?: Denmark ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.