Denmark vs Norway: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Denmark
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Denmark and Norway?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.