Denmark vs Norway: Free and Fair Elections Index

Denmark
0.961
in 2025
Norway
0.966
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.966 against 0.961 in Denmark, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

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About this data

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
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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.