Germany vs Norway: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Germany
0.966
in 2025
Norway
0.965
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Norway rank
5th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.966 against 0.965 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.247 | 0.376 | 0.129 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.247 | 0.376 | 0.129 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.2502 | 0.376 | 0.1258 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.268 | 0.5649 | 0.2969 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.268 | 0.716 | 0.448 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.268 | 0.7405 | 0.4725 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.2999 | 0.763 | 0.4631 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.438 | 0.7722 | 0.3342 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.5247 | 0.7939 | 0.2692 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.6363 | 0.827 | 0.1907 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.645 | 0.8627 | 0.2177 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.648 | 0.91 | 0.262 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.657 | 0.915 | 0.258 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.6537 | 0.9146 | 0.2609 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.7839 | 0.915 | 0.1311 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2658 | 0.915 | 0.6492 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.027 | 0.3596 | 0.3326 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9694 | 0.978 | 0.0086 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9702 | 0.978 | 0.0078 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9683 | 0.9773 | 0.009 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9632 | 0.9593 | 0.0038 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 0.966 against 0.965 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Germany and Norway?
- 0.001, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 4th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.