Germany vs Norway: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Germany
0.943
in 2025
Norway
0.963
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.963 against 0.943 in Germany, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4684 | 0.6956 | 0.2272 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.5264 | 0.728 | 0.2016 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.754 | 0.741 | 0.013 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | 0.7916 | 0.2739 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.4066 | 0.772 | 0.3654 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9303 | 0.971 | 0.0407 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9399 | 0.971 | 0.0311 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9436 | 0.9684 | 0.0248 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9405 | 0.9632 | 0.0227 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.963 against 0.943 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Germany and Norway?
- 0.02, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.