Denmark vs Estonia: Liberal democracy
Denmark
3
in 2025
Estonia
3
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3 against 3 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | 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 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Denmark or Estonia?
- Denmark, at 3 against 3 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.