Denmark vs Germany

Denmark vs Germany: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.91 of 1 in Denmark and 0.83 of 1 in Germany, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 0.09 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Germany.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Denmark vs Germany: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.91 of 1 in Denmark and 0.83 of 1 in Germany, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 0.09 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Germany.
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What the numbers say

  • Denmark has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1789.
  • In 2025, Denmark ranked 1 and Germany ranked 21 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearDenmarkGermanyWorld
20250.910.830.48
20240.920.830.49
20230.920.860.49
20220.920.860.5
20210.920.860.5
20200.920.870.51
20190.920.880.52
20180.920.880.52
20170.920.890.52
20160.920.890.52
20150.920.880.52
20140.920.890.52
20130.920.890.52
20120.920.90.53
20110.920.90.53
20100.920.90.52
20090.920.90.52
20080.920.90.52
20070.920.90.52
20060.920.90.52
20050.920.90.52
20040.910.90.51
20030.910.90.51
20020.910.90.5
20010.910.90.49
20000.910.90.49
19990.910.90.49
19980.910.890.49
19970.910.890.49
19960.910.890.48
19950.910.890.47
19940.910.890.47
19930.910.890.46
19920.910.890.44
19910.910.890.42
19900.91–0.41
19890.91–0.36
19880.91–0.36
19870.91–0.35
19860.91–0.34
19850.91–0.34
19840.91–0.33
19830.91–0.32
19820.91–0.32
19810.91–0.32
19800.91–0.32
19790.91–0.31
19780.91–0.3
19770.91–0.3
19760.91–0.29
19750.91–0.29
19740.91–0.29
19730.91–0.29
19720.91–0.29
19710.91–0.29
19700.9–0.29
19690.9–0.29
19680.9–0.3
19670.9–0.29
19660.9–0.29
19650.9–0.3
19640.9–0.3
19630.91–0.3
19620.91–0.29
19610.91–0.29
19600.9–0.28
19590.9–0.27
19580.9–0.27
19570.9–0.27
19560.9–0.26
19550.9–0.25
19540.9–0.25
19530.9–0.24
19520.9–0.24
19510.9–0.24
19500.9–0.23
19490.9–0.22
19480.9–0.22
19470.9–0.21
19460.9–0.19
19450.32–0.16
19440.20.070.14
19430.470.070.14
19420.630.070.14
19410.630.070.15
19400.680.070.15
19390.850.070.17
19380.850.090.17
19370.850.070.17
19360.850.090.17
19350.850.070.17
19340.850.110.18
19330.850.20.18
19320.870.560.19
19310.870.570.18
19300.870.590.18
19290.870.610.19
19280.870.610.19
19270.870.610.19
19260.870.610.19
19250.870.60.19
19240.870.610.19
19230.870.630.19
19220.870.640.19
19210.870.650.19
19200.870.640.18
19190.870.580.16
19180.860.250.15
19170.860.240.15
19160.860.240.15
19150.610.240.15
19140.610.250.15
19130.610.260.15
19120.610.250.15
19110.610.260.15
19100.610.260.15
19090.610.260.15
19080.610.250.15
19070.610.250.15
19060.610.250.15
19050.620.260.15
19040.620.260.14
19030.610.250.14
19020.610.240.15
19010.480.240.14
19000.370.240.14
18990.370.240.22
18980.370.240.22
18970.370.240.22
18960.370.240.22
18950.370.240.22
18940.360.240.21
18930.330.240.21
18920.330.240.21
18910.330.240.2
18900.330.240.2
18890.330.230.2
18880.330.230.2
18870.330.230.2
18860.330.230.19
18850.340.230.19
18840.360.230.2
18830.360.230.19
18820.360.230.19
18810.360.230.19
18800.360.230.19
18790.360.230.19
18780.360.230.18
18770.360.230.18
18760.360.230.19
18750.370.230.18
18740.370.230.18
18730.370.230.18
18720.350.230.18
18710.350.230.18
18700.360.210.18
18690.360.20.17
18680.360.20.17
18670.360.20.17
18660.360.190.16
18650.360.190.16
18640.360.190.16
18630.360.190.16
18620.360.190.16
18610.360.190.15
18600.360.160.15
18590.360.160.14
18580.360.160.14
18570.360.160.14
18560.360.160.13
18550.360.160.13
18540.350.160.13
18530.350.160.13
18520.360.160.13
18510.360.160.13
18500.360.160.13
18490.360.170.15
18480.210.160.13
18470.150.030.11
18460.150.030.11
18450.150.030.11
18440.150.030.11
18430.150.030.1
18420.150.030.1
18410.150.030.1
18400.150.030.1
18390.150.030.1
18380.150.030.09
18370.150.030.09
18360.150.030.1
18350.150.030.09
18340.150.030.09
18330.110.030.09
18320.110.030.09
18310.110.030.09
18300.110.030.09
18290.110.030.08
18280.110.030.08
18270.110.030.09
18260.110.030.08
18250.110.030.08
18240.110.030.08
18230.110.030.08
18220.110.030.08
18210.110.030.07
18200.110.030.07
18190.110.030.06
18180.110.030.06
18170.110.030.06
18160.110.030.06
18150.110.030.06
18140.110.030.05
18130.110.030.05
18120.110.030.06
18110.110.030.06
18100.110.030.06
18090.110.030.05
18080.110.030.05
18070.110.030.05
18060.110.030.05
18050.110.030.05
18040.110.030.05
18030.110.030.05
18020.110.030.05
18010.110.030.05
18000.110.030.05
17990.110.030.05
17980.110.030.06
17970.110.030.05
17960.110.030.05
17950.110.030.05
17940.110.030.05
17930.110.030.05
17920.110.030.05
17910.110.030.05
17900.110.030.05
17890.110.030.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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