Norway vs United States: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Norway
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 212 shared years of data; in 1814 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 free and fair elections, gaps filled, Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Norway and United States?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 212 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.