Denmark vs Spain: Academic Freedom Index

Denmark
0.875
in 2025
Spain
0.869
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Spain rank
26th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Spain
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.875 against 0.869 in Spain, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th 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.