Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Norway?

Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.966 in Norway as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Norway: Free and Fair Elections Index

Belgium

0.968

in 2025

Norway

0.966

in 2025

Belgium rank

1st

Norway rank

2nd

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Belgium
Norway

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.968 against 0.966 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.

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

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0.1863	0	0.1863	Belgium
1800s	0.418	0	0.418	Belgium
1810s	0.1672	0.4476	0.2804	Norway
1820s	0	0.7837	0.7837	Norway
1830s	0.5765	0.7878	0.2113	Norway
1840s	0.6281	0.7862	0.1581	Norway
1850s	0.6284	0.7892	0.1608	Norway
1860s	0.6354	0.7918	0.1564	Norway
1870s	0.7055	0.789	0.0835	Norway
1880s	0.8261	0.8321	0.006	Norway
1890s	0.8121	0.8745	0.0624	Norway
1900s	0.8291	0.8759	0.0468	Norway
1910s	0.3998	0.8856	0.4858	Norway
1920s	0.8449	0.8752	0.0303	Norway
1930s	0.8348	0.8723	0.0375	Norway
1940s	0.3643	0.5399	0.1756	Norway
1950s	0.9169	0.9396	0.0227	Norway
1960s	0.9297	0.9406	0.0109	Norway
1970s	0.9303	0.9418	0.0115	Norway
1980s	0.933	0.9412	0.0082	Norway
1990s	0.941	0.9397	0.0013	Belgium
2000s	0.9577	0.9472	0.0105	Belgium
2010s	0.9737	0.9626	0.0111	Belgium
2020s	0.9725	0.9665	0.006	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Norway?: Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.966 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belgium and Norway?: 0.002, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Belgium ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.