Australia vs Norway: Liberal political institutions index
Australia
0.955
in 2025
Norway
0.965
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Norway rank
5th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.965 against 0.955 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.297 | 0.376 | 0.079 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.2941 | 0.376 | 0.0819 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.295 | 0.376 | 0.081 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.307 | 0.5649 | 0.2579 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.4923 | 0.716 | 0.2237 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.616 | 0.7405 | 0.1245 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.7177 | 0.763 | 0.0453 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.8092 | 0.7722 | 0.037 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.877 | 0.7939 | 0.0831 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.877 | 0.827 | 0.05 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.877 | 0.8627 | 0.0143 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.877 | 0.91 | 0.033 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.9117 | 0.915 | 0.0033 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.9133 | 0.9146 | 0.0013 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.9146 | 0.915 | 0.0004 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.9151 | 0.915 | 0.0001 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9132 | 0.5998 | 0.3134 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9453 | 0.9333 | 0.012 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9466 | 0.9611 | 0.0145 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9551 | 0.974 | 0.0189 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.967 | 0.9769 | 0.0099 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.978 | 0.011 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9674 | 0.978 | 0.0106 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9687 | 0.9773 | 0.0086 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9567 | 0.9593 | 0.0027 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.965 against 0.955 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Australia and Norway?
- 0.01, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 7th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.