Denmark vs Romania: Competitive elections
Denmark
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Denmark
- Romania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Romania | 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 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 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 competitive elections, Denmark or Romania?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Denmark and Romania?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Romania rank globally for competitive elections?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.