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
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Egalitarian political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed