Iceland vs Norway: Participatory political institutions index
Iceland
0.646
in 2025
Norway
0.65
in 2025
Iceland rank
18th
Norway rank
15th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.65 against 0.646 in Iceland, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 18th and Norway ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6243 | 0.5605 | 0.0638 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.6286 | 0.5665 | 0.0621 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.623 | 0.5876 | 0.0354 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.6274 | 0.574 | 0.0534 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.6803 | 0.4659 | 0.2144 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.6836 | 0.65 | 0.0336 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.6397 | 0.65 | 0.0103 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.6458 | 0.682 | 0.0362 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.646 | 0.661 | 0.015 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.646 | 0.6795 | 0.0335 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.646 | 0.6665 | 0.0205 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6904 | 0.6549 | 0.0355 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.671 | 0.65 | 0.021 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.65 against 0.646 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.004, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Iceland ranks 18th and Norway ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.