Denmark vs Norway: Liberal political institutions
Denmark
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Denmark and Norway?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions