Which has higher equal access to power index, Denmark or Norway?

Norway, at 0.975 against 0.969 in Denmark as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Equal Access to Power Index

Denmark

0.969

in 2025

Norway

0.975

in 2025

Denmark rank

2nd

Norway rank

1st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.975 against 0.969 in Denmark, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 19 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.421	0.088	0.333	Denmark
1790s	0.421	0.088	0.333	Denmark
1800s	0.421	0.088	0.333	Denmark
1810s	0.421	0.1225	0.2985	Denmark
1820s	0.421	0.157	0.264	Denmark
1830s	0.464	0.241	0.223	Denmark
1840s	0.5328	0.241	0.2918	Denmark
1850s	0.636	0.241	0.395	Denmark
1860s	0.636	0.241	0.395	Denmark
1870s	0.636	0.359	0.277	Denmark
1880s	0.645	0.4065	0.2385	Denmark
1890s	0.645	0.4775	0.1675	Denmark
1900s	0.67	0.689	0.019	Norway
1910s	0.7841	0.7595	0.0246	Denmark
1920s	0.9444	0.7994	0.145	Denmark
1930s	0.9298	0.8505	0.0793	Denmark
1940s	0.8996	0.8617	0.0379	Denmark
1950s	0.933	0.915	0.018	Denmark
1960s	0.941	0.9405	0.0005	Denmark
1970s	0.964	0.974	0.01	Norway
1980s	0.964	0.9722	0.0082	Norway
1990s	0.964	0.977	0.013	Norway
2000s	0.964	0.977	0.013	Norway
2010s	0.966	0.9609	0.0051	Denmark
2020s	0.969	0.975	0.006	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 0.975 against 0.969 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Denmark and Norway?: 0.006, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for equal access to power index?: Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.