Germany vs Norway: Justified Political Positions Score

Germany
3.74
in 2025
Norway
3.35
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Germany
  • Norway
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.74 against 3.35 in Norway, a difference of 0.39.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Norway Difference Ahead
1900s -0.148 1.75 1.9 Norway
1910s -0.1672 1.75 1.92 Norway
1920s 0.9335 1.75 0.8165 Norway
1930s -1.08 1.75 2.83 Norway
1940s -1.89 0.363 2.25 Norway
1990s 3.74 3.35 0.397 Germany
2000s 3.74 3.35 0.397 Germany
2010s 3.74 3.35 0.397 Germany
2020s 3.74 3.35 0.397 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Germany or Norway?
Germany, at 3.74 against 3.35 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Germany and Norway?
0.39, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Germany and Norway rank globally for justified political positions score?
Germany ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.