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

Norway, at 0.966 against 0.961 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

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.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0	0	—
1800s	0	0	0	—
1810s	0	0.4476	0.4476	Norway
1820s	0	0.7837	0.7837	Norway
1830s	0	0.7878	0.7878	Norway
1840s	0.1134	0.7862	0.6728	Norway
1850s	0.9055	0.7892	0.1163	Denmark
1860s	0.912	0.7918	0.1202	Denmark
1870s	0.8938	0.789	0.1048	Denmark
1880s	0.8587	0.8321	0.0266	Denmark
1890s	0.8851	0.8745	0.0106	Denmark
1900s	0.9358	0.8759	0.0599	Denmark
1910s	0.9404	0.8856	0.0548	Denmark
1920s	0.9396	0.8752	0.0644	Denmark
1930s	0.936	0.8723	0.0637	Denmark
1940s	0.7337	0.5399	0.1938	Denmark
1950s	0.9395	0.9396	0.0001	Norway
1960s	0.9389	0.9406	0.0017	Norway
1970s	0.9428	0.9418	0.001	Denmark
1980s	0.9434	0.9412	0.0022	Denmark
1990s	0.9431	0.9397	0.0034	Denmark
2000s	0.9528	0.9472	0.0056	Denmark
2010s	0.9623	0.9626	0.0003	Norway
2020s	0.9595	0.9665	0.007	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 0.966 against 0.961 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Denmark and Norway?: 0.005, 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 free and fair elections index?: Denmark ranks 4th 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.