Norway vs Spain: Liberal political institutions
Norway
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Norway and Spain?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Norway ranks 1st and Spain 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