Freedom Score in Denmark
Denmark: Freedom Score was 97 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Denmark, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 97 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Denmark peaked at 99 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2009.
Denmark ranks 6th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Freedom Score in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99 | — |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98 | 96 | 99 | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 97 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 5 Ireland 98 compare
- 6 Canada 97 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 97 compare
- 6 Netherlands 97 compare
- 6 San Marino 97 compare
- 6 Slovenia 97 compare
- 6 Uruguay 97 compare
More social development data for Denmark
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 95,007 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Denmark?
- Freedom score in Denmark was 97 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for freedom score?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.