Austria vs Norway: Engaged Society Score
Austria
2.42
in 2025
Norway
2.74
in 2025
Austria rank
9th
Norway rank
6th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.74 against 2.42 in Austria, a difference of 0.32.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.98 | -0.869 | 1.11 | Norway |
| 1790s | -1.98 | -0.869 | 1.11 | Norway |
| 1800s | -1.98 | -0.869 | 1.11 | Norway |
| 1810s | -1.98 | -0.6455 | 1.33 | Norway |
| 1820s | -1.98 | -0.422 | 1.55 | Norway |
| 1830s | -1.98 | -0.422 | 1.55 | Norway |
| 1840s | -1.51 | 0.183 | 1.69 | Norway |
| 1850s | -2.02 | 0.183 | 2.2 | Norway |
| 1860s | -1.63 | 0.849 | 2.48 | Norway |
| 1870s | -0.718 | 0.849 | 1.57 | Norway |
| 1880s | -0.718 | 0.849 | 1.57 | Norway |
| 1890s | -0.718 | 1.12 | 1.84 | Norway |
| 1900s | -0.559 | 1.12 | 1.68 | Norway |
| 1910s | -0.7006 | 1.26 | 1.96 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.6758 | 1.26 | 0.5852 | Norway |
| 1930s | -0.2738 | 1.26 | 1.53 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.238 | 1.8 | 1.57 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.398 | 2.31 | 1.91 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.735 | 2.74 | 2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.759 | 2.74 | 1.98 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 2.74 | 1.29 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 2.74 | 0.831 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 2.74 | 0.6071 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 2.74 | 0.5805 | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.74 | 0.5775 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.74 against 2.42 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Austria and Norway?
- 0.32, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for engaged society score?
- Austria ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.