Denmark vs San Marino: Full democracy

Denmark
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • San Marino
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was San Marino ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark San Marino Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.1 0 0.1 Denmark
1920s 1 0 1 Denmark
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Denmark
1940s 0.4 0 0.4 Denmark
1950s 1 0.3 0.7 Denmark
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 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 full democracy, Denmark or San Marino?
Denmark, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Denmark and San Marino?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and San Marino?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and San Marino rank globally for full democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).