What is strong civil society index in Denmark?

Strong civil society index in Denmark was 0.967 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 1946.

What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1789.

How does Denmark rank for strong civil society index?

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

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Civil Society Index in Denmark

Name: Strong Civil Society Index in Denmark
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.967 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.967

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

2nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.968

in 1946

All-time low

0.3

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Denmark, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.967 for strong civil society index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Denmark peaked at 0.968 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1789.

That places Denmark 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Strong Civil Society Index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.3	—
1790	0.3	+0.0%
1791	0.3	+0.0%
1792	0.3	+0.0%
1793	0.3	+0.0%
1794	0.3	+0.0%
1795	0.3	+0.0%
1796	0.3	+0.0%
1797	0.3	+0.0%
1798	0.3	+0.0%
1799	0.3	+0.0%
1800	0.3	+0.0%
1801	0.3	+0.0%
1802	0.3	+0.0%
1803	0.3	+0.0%
1804	0.3	+0.0%
1805	0.3	+0.0%
1806	0.3	+0.0%
1807	0.3	+0.0%
1808	0.3	+0.0%
1809	0.3	+0.0%
1810	0.3	+0.0%
1811	0.3	+0.0%
1812	0.3	+0.0%
1813	0.3	+0.0%
1814	0.3	+0.0%
1815	0.3	+0.0%
1816	0.3	+0.0%
1817	0.3	+0.0%
1818	0.3	+0.0%
1819	0.3	+0.0%
1820	0.3	+0.0%
1821	0.3	+0.0%
1822	0.3	+0.0%
1823	0.3	+0.0%
1824	0.3	+0.0%
1825	0.3	+0.0%
1826	0.3	+0.0%
1827	0.3	+0.0%
1828	0.3	+0.0%
1829	0.3	+0.0%
1830	0.3	+0.0%
1831	0.3	+0.0%
1832	0.3	+0.0%
1833	0.3	+0.0%
1834	0.3	+0.0%
1835	0.407	+35.7%
1836	0.407	+0.0%
1837	0.407	+0.0%
1838	0.407	+0.0%
1839	0.407	+0.0%
1840	0.407	+0.0%
1841	0.407	+0.0%
1842	0.407	+0.0%
1843	0.407	+0.0%
1844	0.407	+0.0%
1845	0.407	+0.0%
1846	0.407	+0.0%
1847	0.407	+0.0%
1848	0.842	+106.9%
1849	0.889	+5.6%
1850	0.889	+0.0%
1851	0.889	+0.0%
1852	0.889	+0.0%
1853	0.851	-4.3%
1854	0.837	-1.6%
1855	0.892	+6.6%
1856	0.892	+0.0%
1857	0.892	+0.0%
1858	0.892	+0.0%
1859	0.892	+0.0%
1860	0.934	+4.7%
1861	0.934	+0.0%
1862	0.934	+0.0%
1863	0.934	+0.0%
1864	0.934	+0.0%
1865	0.934	+0.0%
1866	0.934	+0.0%
1867	0.934	+0.0%
1868	0.934	+0.0%
1869	0.934	+0.0%
1870	0.934	+0.0%
1871	0.854	-8.6%
1872	0.854	+0.0%
1873	0.932	+9.1%
1874	0.932	+0.0%
1875	0.932	+0.0%
1876	0.932	+0.0%
1877	0.932	+0.0%
1878	0.932	+0.0%
1879	0.932	+0.0%
1880	0.932	+0.0%
1881	0.932	+0.0%
1882	0.932	+0.0%
1883	0.932	+0.0%
1884	0.932	+0.0%
1885	0.849	-8.9%
1886	0.849	+0.0%
1887	0.849	+0.0%
1888	0.849	+0.0%
1889	0.849	+0.0%
1890	0.849	+0.0%
1891	0.849	+0.0%
1892	0.849	+0.0%
1893	0.849	+0.0%
1894	0.937	+10.4%
1895	0.937	+0.0%
1896	0.937	+0.0%
1897	0.937	+0.0%
1898	0.927	-1.1%
1899	0.927	+0.0%
1900	0.942	+1.6%
1901	0.942	+0.0%
1902	0.942	+0.0%
1903	0.942	+0.0%
1904	0.942	+0.0%
1905	0.942	+0.0%
1906	0.942	+0.0%
1907	0.942	+0.0%
1908	0.942	+0.0%
1909	0.942	+0.0%
1910	0.942	+0.0%
1911	0.942	+0.0%
1912	0.942	+0.0%
1913	0.942	+0.0%
1914	0.942	+0.0%
1915	0.942	+0.0%
1916	0.942	+0.0%
1917	0.942	+0.0%
1918	0.942	+0.0%
1919	0.942	+0.0%
1920	0.942	+0.0%
1921	0.942	+0.0%
1922	0.942	+0.0%
1923	0.942	+0.0%
1924	0.942	+0.0%
1925	0.942	+0.0%
1926	0.942	+0.0%
1927	0.942	+0.0%
1928	0.942	+0.0%
1929	0.942	+0.0%
1930	0.942	+0.0%
1931	0.942	+0.0%
1932	0.942	+0.0%
1933	0.942	+0.0%
1934	0.942	+0.0%
1935	0.942	+0.0%
1936	0.942	+0.0%
1937	0.942	+0.0%
1938	0.942	+0.0%
1939	0.942	+0.0%
1940	0.829	-12.0%
1941	0.829	+0.0%
1942	0.829	+0.0%
1943	0.822	-0.8%
1944	0.738	-10.2%
1945	0.738	+0.0%
1946	0.968	+31.2%
1947	0.968	+0.0%
1948	0.968	+0.0%
1949	0.968	+0.0%
1950	0.968	+0.0%
1951	0.968	+0.0%
1952	0.968	+0.0%
1953	0.968	+0.0%
1954	0.968	+0.0%
1955	0.968	+0.0%
1956	0.968	+0.0%
1957	0.968	+0.0%
1958	0.968	+0.0%
1959	0.968	+0.0%
1960	0.968	+0.0%
1961	0.968	+0.0%
1962	0.968	+0.0%
1963	0.968	+0.0%
1964	0.968	+0.0%
1965	0.968	+0.0%
1966	0.968	+0.0%
1967	0.968	+0.0%
1968	0.968	+0.0%
1969	0.968	+0.0%
1970	0.968	+0.0%
1971	0.968	+0.0%
1972	0.968	+0.0%
1973	0.968	+0.0%
1974	0.968	+0.0%
1975	0.968	+0.0%
1976	0.968	+0.0%
1977	0.968	+0.0%
1978	0.968	+0.0%
1979	0.968	+0.0%
1980	0.968	+0.0%
1981	0.968	+0.0%
1982	0.968	+0.0%
1983	0.968	+0.0%
1984	0.968	+0.0%
1985	0.968	+0.0%
1986	0.968	+0.0%
1987	0.968	+0.0%
1988	0.968	+0.0%
1989	0.968	+0.0%
1990	0.968	+0.0%
1991	0.968	+0.0%
1992	0.968	+0.0%
1993	0.968	+0.0%
1994	0.968	+0.0%
1995	0.968	+0.0%
1996	0.968	+0.0%
1997	0.968	+0.0%
1998	0.968	+0.0%
1999	0.968	+0.0%
2000	0.968	+0.0%
2001	0.968	+0.0%
2002	0.968	+0.0%
2003	0.968	+0.0%
2004	0.968	+0.0%
2005	0.968	+0.0%
2006	0.968	+0.0%
2007	0.968	+0.0%
2008	0.968	+0.0%
2009	0.968	+0.0%
2010	0.968	+0.0%
2011	0.968	+0.0%
2012	0.968	+0.0%
2013	0.968	+0.0%
2014	0.968	+0.0%
2015	0.968	+0.0%
2016	0.968	+0.0%
2017	0.968	+0.0%
2018	0.968	+0.0%
2019	0.968	+0.0%
2020	0.968	+0.0%
2021	0.967	-0.1%
2022	0.967	+0.0%
2023	0.967	+0.0%
2024	0.967	+0.0%
2025	0.967	+0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.967 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.864, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.967 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8455, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.3	0.3	0.3	1
1790s	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
1800s	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
1810s	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
1820s	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
1830s	0.3535	0.3	0.407	10
1840s	0.4987	0.407	0.889	10
1850s	0.8815	0.837	0.892	10
1860s	0.934	0.934	0.934	10
1870s	0.9166	0.854	0.934	10
1880s	0.8905	0.849	0.932	10
1890s	0.8998	0.849	0.937	10
1900s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1910s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1920s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1930s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1940s	0.8657	0.738	0.968	10
1950s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
1960s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
1970s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
1980s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
1990s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2000s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2010s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2020s	0.9672	0.967	0.968	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

1 Norway 0.971 compare
3 Vanuatu 0.965 compare
4 Iceland 0.964 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.963 compare
5 Sweden 0.963 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Denmark?: Strong civil society index in Denmark was 0.967 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 1946.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for strong civil society index?: Denmark ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).