Denmark vs USSR: Distribution of Democracy Index

Denmark
20
in 2018
USSR
10
in 1991
Denmark rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Denmark
  • USSR
05101520180019092018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 20 against 10 in USSR, a difference of 10.

That makes Denmark's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).