Denmark vs Poland: Direct Democracy Index

Denmark
0.185
in 2025
Poland
0.169
in 2025
Denmark rank
31st
Poland rank
33rd

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Poland
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.185 against 0.169 in Poland, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and Poland ranks 33rd of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.