Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 89/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 86.9/100 #6
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.913
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Denmark | Frederik X |
| Prime Minister of Denmark | Mette Frederiksen |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 89 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.913
- Liberal
- 0.884
- Participatory
- 0.700
- Deliberative
- 0.867
- Egalitarian
- 0.876
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 86.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #6 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #3
- 91.1
- Economic #7
- 78.5
- Legal #8
- 86.8
- Social #13
- 83.9
- Safety #8
- 94.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.9 | 6 | 91.1 | 78.5 | 86.8 | 83.9 | 94.4 |
| 2024 | 89.6 | 2 | 94.1 | 83.1 | 88.8 | 86.9 | 95.1 |
| 2023 | 89.5 | 3 | 92.0 | 85.2 | 87.5 | 87.8 | 95.0 |
| 2022 | 90.3 | 2 | 94.3 | 83.7 | 89.2 | 91.2 | 93.0 |
| 2021 | 91.4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 91.9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 90.1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 86.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2017 | 89.6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 91.1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 91.8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 92.6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 92.9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -5.7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 2.0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |