Australia vs Norway: Chief executive of the government is elected
Australia
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 chief executive of the government is elected, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Australia and Norway?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Australia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. 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 directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.