Denmark vs Norway: Equal resource distribution index
Denmark
0.984
in 2025
Norway
0.986
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
Norway rank
1st
Equal resource distribution index over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.984 in Denmark, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.732 | 0.7188 | 0.0132 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.732 | 0.746 | 0.014 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.7368 | 0.746 | 0.0092 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.8102 | 0.8088 | 0.0014 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.844 | 0.8047 | 0.0393 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.857 | 0.972 | 0.115 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9082 | 0.973 | 0.0648 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9838 | 0.985 | 0.0012 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.986 | 0.985 | 0.001 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9848 | 0.985 | 0.0002 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.984 | 0.985 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.984 | 0.985 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.984 | 0.9863 | 0.0023 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.986 against 0.984 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.002, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal resource distribution index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.