Denmark vs Germany: Universal right to vote in practice
Denmark
2
in 2025
Germany
2
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Denmark and Germany?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).