Denmark vs Norway: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Denmark
0.977
in 2025
Norway
0.984
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.984 against 0.977 in Denmark, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.558 | 0.656 | 0.098 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.6051 | 0.656 | 0.0509 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.848 | 0.656 | 0.192 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.848 | 0.656 | 0.192 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.848 | 0.75 | 0.098 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.848 | 0.8425 | 0.0055 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.848 | 0.935 | 0.087 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.8608 | 0.935 | 0.0742 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.864 | 0.935 | 0.071 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.943 | 0.938 | 0.005 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.943 | 0.938 | 0.005 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.9523 | 0.8365 | 0.1158 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.9724 | 0.9 | 0.0724 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.982 | 0.9423 | 0.0397 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.982 | 0.974 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.974 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.982 | 0.974 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.982 | 0.974 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.982 | 0.974 | 0.008 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9755 | 0.9773 | 0.0018 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.984 against 0.977 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.007, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.