Denmark vs Norway: Egalitarian political institutions index
Denmark
0.971
in 2025
Norway
0.963
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.971 against 0.963 in Norway, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.762 | 0.6956 | 0.0664 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.7989 | 0.728 | 0.0709 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.8536 | 0.741 | 0.1126 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.8732 | 0.7916 | 0.0816 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8713 | 0.8055 | 0.0658 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.8979 | 0.901 | 0.0031 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9308 | 0.9236 | 0.0072 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9711 | 0.965 | 0.0061 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.972 | 0.9692 | 0.0028 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9704 | 0.971 | 0.0006 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.971 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9701 | 0.9684 | 0.0017 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.971 | 0.9632 | 0.0078 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.971 against 0.963 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.008, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.