Germany vs Norway: Engaged Society Score
Germany
2.77
in 2025
Norway
2.74
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Norway rank
6th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.77 against 2.74 in Norway, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Norway in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.638 | -0.869 | 0.231 | Germany |
| 1790s | -0.638 | -0.869 | 0.231 | Germany |
| 1800s | -0.638 | -0.869 | 0.231 | Germany |
| 1810s | -0.3668 | -0.6455 | 0.2787 | Germany |
| 1820s | -0.186 | -0.422 | 0.236 | Germany |
| 1830s | -0.186 | -0.422 | 0.236 | Germany |
| 1840s | 0.0104 | 0.183 | 0.1726 | Norway |
| 1850s | -0.211 | 0.183 | 0.394 | Norway |
| 1860s | -0.211 | 0.849 | 1.06 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.6728 | 0.849 | 0.1762 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.771 | 0.849 | 0.078 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.771 | 1.12 | 0.349 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.7763 | 1.12 | 0.3437 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.8048 | 1.26 | 0.4562 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.72 | 1.26 | 0.454 | Germany |
| 1930s | -0.8757 | 1.26 | 2.14 | Norway |
| 1940s | -2.04 | -1.69 | 0.355 | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.99 | 2.74 | 0.2531 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 2.74 | 0.1536 | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.76 | 2.74 | 0.022 | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.74 | 0.1212 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 2.77 against 2.74 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Germany and Norway?
- 0.03, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for engaged society score?
- Germany ranks 4th 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.