Legislative Checks on Government Index in Denmark
Denmark: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.977 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.977
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.982
in 1954
All-time low
0.558
in 1835
Years of data
189
1835–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Denmark, 1835–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Denmark stood at 0.977.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Denmark peaked at 0.982 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.558, in 1835.
That places Denmark 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 189 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 0.558 | — |
| 1836 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.739 | +32.4% |
| 1849 | 0.848 | +14.7% |
| 1850 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.864 | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.943 | +9.1% |
| 1921 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.937 | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 0.957 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.961 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.982 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.962 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.968 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.977 | +0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.977 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.977 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.558 | 0.558 | 0.558 | 5 |
| 1840s | 0.6051 | 0.558 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8608 | 0.848 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.864 | 0.864 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9492 | 0.937 | 0.957 | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.9724 | 0.957 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9755 | 0.962 | 0.982 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 legislative checks on government index in Denmark?
- Legislative checks on government index in Denmark was 0.977 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.982 in 1954.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.558 in 1835.
- How does Denmark rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.