Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark

Denmark: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9381 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9381
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2019
All-time low
0.8923
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8931996: 0.8921997: 0.8931998: 0.9041999: 0.9032000: 0.9032001: 0.9032002: 0.9012003: 0.92004: 0.9042005: 0.9042006: 0.9022007: 0.9012008: 0.9062009: 0.9072010: 0.9052011: 0.9082012: 0.9052013: 0.9062014: 0.9072015: 0.9112016: 0.9312017: 0.9312018: 0.9372019: 0.942020: 0.938

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.9381 for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark peaked at 0.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8923, in 1996.

Denmark ranks 28th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Denmark, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8927
1996 0.8923 -0.0%
1997 0.8928 +0.1%
1998 0.9042 +1.3%
1999 0.9032 -0.1%
2000 0.9028 -0.0%
2001 0.9025 -0.0%
2002 0.9012 -0.1%
2003 0.9005 -0.1%
2004 0.9041 +0.4%
2005 0.9042 +0.0%
2006 0.9024 -0.2%
2007 0.9012 -0.1%
2008 0.9059 +0.5%
2009 0.9066 +0.1%
2010 0.9047 -0.2%
2011 0.9084 +0.4%
2012 0.9052 -0.3%
2013 0.9057 +0.0%
2014 0.907 +0.2%
2015 0.9114 +0.5%
2016 0.9307 +2.1%
2017 0.9311 +0.0%
2018 0.937 +0.6%
2019 0.94 +0.3%
2020 0.9381 -0.2%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.9381 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.9381 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.897 0.8923 0.9042 5
2000s 0.9031 0.9005 0.9066 10
2010s 0.9181 0.9047 0.94 10
2020s 0.9381 0.9381 0.9381 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 25 Türkiye 0.9486 compare
  2. 26 Lithuania 0.9464 compare
  3. 27 Guatemala 0.9448 compare
  4. 29 Iceland 0.9377 compare
  5. 30 Portugal 0.9336 compare
  6. 31 Romania 0.9301 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark was 0.9381 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8923 in 1996.
How does Denmark rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Denmark ranks 28th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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