Level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark

Denmark: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.19 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.73
in 2015
All-time low
0.19
in 2019
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark, 2015–2023

0.20.40.60.82015201920232015: 0.732016: 0.532017: 0.532018: 0.532019: 0.192020: 0.192021: 0.192022: 0.192023: 0.19

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark stood at 0.19. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark peaked at 0.73 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 2019.

Denmark ranks 162nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 0.73
2016 0.53 -27.4%
2017 0.53 +0.0%
2018 0.53 +0.0%
2019 0.19 -64.2%
2020 0.19 +0.0%
2021 0.19 +0.0%
2022 0.19 +0.0%
2023 0.19 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.502 0.19 0.73 5
2020s 0.19 0.19 0.19 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 160 Canada 0.36 compare
  2. 161 Spain 0.33 compare
  3. 163 Czechia 0.18 compare
  4. 163 Slovenia 0.18 compare
  5. 163 Switzerland 0.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Denmark was 0.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2015.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 2019.
How does Denmark rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Denmark ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,674 data points, 2015–2023
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