Norway vs Slovakia: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Norway
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Norway
- Slovakia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Slovakia ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Slovakia | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Slovakia?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Norway and Slovakia?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Slovakia rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Norway ranks 1st and Slovakia 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.