Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Gender of the head of state
Denmark
0
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0
in 2025
Denmark rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
18th
Gender of the head of state over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0 against 0 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Denmark ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of state, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Denmark, at 0 against 0 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Denmark ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.