What is participatory democracy index in Denmark?

Participatory democracy index in Denmark was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.734 in 1993.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 1789.

How does Denmark rank for participatory democracy index?

Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Denmark

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Denmark
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.7

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.734

in 1993

All-time low

0.023

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Denmark, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Denmark stood at 0.7.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Denmark peaked at 0.734 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.023, in 1789.

That places Denmark 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.023	—
1790	0.023	+0.0%
1791	0.023	+0.0%
1792	0.023	+0.0%
1793	0.023	+0.0%
1794	0.023	+0.0%
1795	0.023	+0.0%
1796	0.023	+0.0%
1797	0.023	+0.0%
1798	0.023	+0.0%
1799	0.023	+0.0%
1800	0.023	+0.0%
1801	0.023	+0.0%
1802	0.023	+0.0%
1803	0.023	+0.0%
1804	0.023	+0.0%
1805	0.023	+0.0%
1806	0.023	+0.0%
1807	0.023	+0.0%
1808	0.023	+0.0%
1809	0.023	+0.0%
1810	0.023	+0.0%
1811	0.023	+0.0%
1812	0.023	+0.0%
1813	0.023	+0.0%
1814	0.023	+0.0%
1815	0.023	+0.0%
1816	0.023	+0.0%
1817	0.023	+0.0%
1818	0.023	+0.0%
1819	0.023	+0.0%
1820	0.023	+0.0%
1821	0.023	+0.0%
1822	0.023	+0.0%
1823	0.023	+0.0%
1824	0.023	+0.0%
1825	0.023	+0.0%
1826	0.023	+0.0%
1827	0.023	+0.0%
1828	0.023	+0.0%
1829	0.023	+0.0%
1830	0.023	+0.0%
1831	0.023	+0.0%
1832	0.023	+0.0%
1833	0.025	+8.7%
1834	0.03	+20.0%
1835	0.056	+86.7%
1836	0.056	+0.0%
1837	0.121	+116.1%
1838	0.121	+0.0%
1839	0.121	+0.0%
1840	0.121	+0.0%
1841	0.121	+0.0%
1842	0.121	+0.0%
1843	0.121	+0.0%
1844	0.121	+0.0%
1845	0.121	+0.0%
1846	0.121	+0.0%
1847	0.121	+0.0%
1848	0.137	+13.2%
1849	0.201	+46.7%
1850	0.201	+0.0%
1851	0.201	+0.0%
1852	0.2	-0.5%
1853	0.196	-2.0%
1854	0.196	+0.0%
1855	0.201	+2.6%
1856	0.203	+1.0%
1857	0.203	+0.0%
1858	0.203	+0.0%
1859	0.203	+0.0%
1860	0.226	+11.3%
1861	0.227	+0.4%
1862	0.227	+0.0%
1863	0.227	+0.0%
1864	0.227	+0.0%
1865	0.228	+0.4%
1866	0.227	-0.4%
1867	0.253	+11.5%
1868	0.253	+0.0%
1869	0.253	+0.0%
1870	0.249	-1.6%
1871	0.242	-2.8%
1872	0.242	+0.0%
1873	0.25	+3.3%
1874	0.251	+0.4%
1875	0.251	+0.0%
1876	0.248	-1.2%
1877	0.247	-0.4%
1878	0.247	+0.0%
1879	0.248	+0.4%
1880	0.262	+5.6%
1881	0.262	+0.0%
1882	0.261	-0.4%
1883	0.261	+0.0%
1884	0.261	+0.0%
1885	0.251	-3.8%
1886	0.247	-1.6%
1887	0.248	+0.4%
1888	0.248	+0.0%
1889	0.248	+0.0%
1890	0.247	-0.4%
1891	0.247	+0.0%
1892	0.248	+0.4%
1893	0.248	+0.0%
1894	0.262	+5.6%
1895	0.266	+1.5%
1896	0.267	+0.4%
1897	0.267	+0.0%
1898	0.266	-0.4%
1899	0.266	+0.0%
1900	0.267	+0.4%
1901	0.329	+23.2%
1902	0.406	+23.4%
1903	0.406	+0.0%
1904	0.407	+0.2%
1905	0.407	+0.0%
1906	0.406	-0.2%
1907	0.406	+0.0%
1908	0.406	+0.0%
1909	0.406	+0.0%
1910	0.406	+0.0%
1911	0.406	+0.0%
1912	0.406	+0.0%
1913	0.406	+0.0%
1914	0.411	+1.2%
1915	0.414	+0.7%
1916	0.621	+50.0%
1917	0.6	-3.4%
1918	0.6	+0.0%
1919	0.606	+1.0%
1920	0.645	+6.4%
1921	0.645	+0.0%
1922	0.645	+0.0%
1923	0.645	+0.0%
1924	0.643	-0.3%
1925	0.64	-0.5%
1926	0.638	-0.3%
1927	0.638	+0.0%
1928	0.636	-0.3%
1929	0.633	-0.5%
1930	0.629	-0.6%
1931	0.627	-0.3%
1932	0.625	-0.3%
1933	0.613	-1.9%
1934	0.61	-0.5%
1935	0.608	-0.3%
1936	0.603	-0.8%
1937	0.601	-0.3%
1938	0.625	+4.0%
1939	0.625	+0.0%
1940	0.48	-23.2%
1941	0.446	-7.1%
1942	0.442	-0.9%
1943	0.348	-21.3%
1944	0.203	-41.7%
1945	0.258	+27.1%
1946	0.659	+155.4%
1947	0.658	-0.2%
1948	0.656	-0.3%
1949	0.653	-0.5%
1950	0.65	-0.5%
1951	0.648	-0.3%
1952	0.648	+0.0%
1953	0.686	+5.9%
1954	0.684	-0.3%
1955	0.686	+0.3%
1956	0.686	+0.0%
1957	0.686	+0.0%
1958	0.684	-0.3%
1959	0.682	-0.3%
1960	0.69	+1.2%
1961	0.699	+1.3%
1962	0.699	+0.0%
1963	0.73	+4.4%
1964	0.728	-0.3%
1965	0.725	-0.4%
1966	0.722	-0.4%
1967	0.722	+0.0%
1968	0.718	-0.6%
1969	0.717	-0.1%
1970	0.714	-0.4%
1971	0.716	+0.3%
1972	0.714	-0.3%
1973	0.71	-0.6%
1974	0.706	-0.6%
1975	0.701	-0.7%
1976	0.701	+0.0%
1977	0.7	-0.1%
1978	0.702	+0.3%
1979	0.702	+0.0%
1980	0.701	-0.1%
1981	0.701	+0.0%
1982	0.703	+0.3%
1983	0.7	-0.4%
1984	0.695	-0.7%
1985	0.693	-0.3%
1986	0.726	+4.8%
1987	0.724	-0.3%
1988	0.723	-0.1%
1989	0.72	-0.4%
1990	0.718	-0.3%
1991	0.715	-0.4%
1992	0.73	+2.1%
1993	0.734	+0.5%
1994	0.734	+0.0%
1995	0.734	+0.0%
1996	0.734	+0.0%
1997	0.73	-0.5%
1998	0.733	+0.4%
1999	0.731	-0.3%
2000	0.728	-0.4%
2001	0.726	-0.3%
2002	0.724	-0.3%
2003	0.72	-0.6%
2004	0.715	-0.7%
2005	0.723	+1.1%
2006	0.72	-0.4%
2007	0.715	-0.7%
2008	0.71	-0.7%
2009	0.721	+1.5%
2010	0.719	-0.3%
2011	0.716	-0.4%
2012	0.714	-0.3%
2013	0.711	-0.4%
2014	0.711	+0.0%
2015	0.71	-0.1%
2016	0.707	-0.4%
2017	0.707	+0.0%
2018	0.707	+0.0%
2019	0.704	-0.4%
2020	0.701	-0.4%
2021	0.694	-1.0%
2022	0.702	+1.2%
2023	0.704	+0.3%
2024	0.704	+0.0%
2025	0.7	-0.6%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4995, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory 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	+155.4%	0.258	0.659
1837	+116.1%	0.056	0.121
1835	+86.7%	0.03	0.056
1916	+50.0%	0.414	0.621
1849	+46.7%	0.137	0.201
1944	-41.7%	0.348	0.203

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.023	0.023	0.023	1
1790s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1800s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1810s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1820s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1830s	0.0599	0.023	0.121	10
1840s	0.1306	0.121	0.201	10
1850s	0.2007	0.196	0.203	10
1860s	0.2348	0.226	0.253	10
1870s	0.2475	0.242	0.251	10
1880s	0.2549	0.247	0.262	10
1890s	0.2584	0.247	0.267	10
1900s	0.3846	0.267	0.407	10
1910s	0.4876	0.406	0.621	10
1920s	0.6408	0.633	0.645	10
1930s	0.6166	0.601	0.629	10
1940s	0.4803	0.203	0.659	10
1950s	0.674	0.648	0.686	10
1960s	0.715	0.69	0.73	10
1970s	0.7066	0.7	0.716	10
1980s	0.7086	0.693	0.726	10
1990s	0.7293	0.715	0.734	10
2000s	0.7202	0.71	0.728	10
2010s	0.7106	0.704	0.719	10
2020s	0.7008	0.694	0.704	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

1 Switzerland 0.785 compare
2 Uruguay 0.716 compare
4 Taiwan 0.652 compare
5 Australia 0.648 compare
6 Norway 0.638 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Denmark?: Participatory democracy index in Denmark was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.734 in 1993.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for participatory democracy index?: Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.