Norway vs Ukraine: Free and fair elections
Norway
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Norway
- Ukraine
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Ukraine?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Norway and Ukraine?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Ukraine?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Ukraine rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Norway ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.