Denmark: Clean elections index

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 Denmark

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.961
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.952
 Min - Max 0.942 - 0.966
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.961 index points, unchanged from 0.961 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Denmark from 1960 to 2023 is 0.952 index points. The minimum value, 0.942 index points, was reached in 1967 while the maximum of 0.966 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Denmark - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

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Denmark - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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