Denmark vs Germany: Electoral democracy
Denmark
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Denmark and Germany?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).