Egalitarian Democracy Index in Denmark
Denmark: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.876 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.876
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.885
in 2013
All-time low
0.265
in 1944
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Denmark, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.876 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Denmark peaked at 0.885 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1944.
That places Denmark 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.32 | — |
| 1901 | 0.391 | +22.2% |
| 1902 | 0.479 | +22.5% |
| 1903 | 0.48 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.479 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.477 | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.498 | +4.4% |
| 1916 | 0.733 | +47.2% |
| 1917 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.741 | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.746 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.749 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.752 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.75 | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.748 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.749 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.754 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.753 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.75 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.752 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.748 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.75 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.749 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.577 | -23.0% |
| 1941 | 0.546 | -5.4% |
| 1942 | 0.543 | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.432 | -20.4% |
| 1944 | 0.265 | -38.7% |
| 1945 | 0.333 | +25.7% |
| 1946 | 0.803 | +141.1% |
| 1947 | 0.805 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.808 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.806 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.807 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.811 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.815 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.824 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.826 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.836 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.839 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.842 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.844 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.86 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.868 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.87 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.871 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.868 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.871 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.87 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.872 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.867 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.866 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.868 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.87 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.869 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.867 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.868 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.883 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.884 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.883 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.884 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.885 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.884 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.882 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.875 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.881 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.878 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.876 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.877 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.878 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.88 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.876 | -0.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.876 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.876 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +141.1% | 0.333 | 0.803 |
| 1916 | +47.2% | 0.498 | 0.733 |
| 1944 | -38.7% | 0.432 | 0.265 |
| 1945 | +25.7% | 0.265 | 0.333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4547 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5844 | 0.477 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7513 | 0.748 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7496 | 0.748 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.592 | 0.265 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.812 | 0.806 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8362 | 0.826 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8688 | 0.86 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8691 | 0.866 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8686 | 0.867 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8755 | 0.867 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.882 | 0.875 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.876 | 0.88 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Denmark?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Denmark was 0.876 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.885 in 2013.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1944.
- How does Denmark rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.