Norway vs Spain: Elected parliament and government
Norway
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 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 elected parliament and government, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Norway and Spain?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Norway ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.