Denmark vs Germany: Academic Freedom Index

Denmark
0.875
in 2025
Germany
0.877
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Germany rank
22nd

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.877 against 0.875 in Denmark, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and Germany ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.