Norway vs Romania: Participatory political institutions index

Norway
0.65
in 2025
Romania
0.647
in 2025
Norway rank
15th
Romania rank
16th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Norway
  • Romania
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.65 against 0.647 in Romania, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 15th and Romania ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Romania Difference Ahead
1860s 0.472 0.2442 0.2278 Norway
1870s 0.472 0.282 0.19 Norway
1880s 0.5073 0.282 0.2253 Norway
1890s 0.536 0.282 0.254 Norway
1900s 0.5605 0.273 0.2875 Norway
1910s 0.5665 0.273 0.2935 Norway
1920s 0.5876 0.273 0.3146 Norway
1930s 0.574 0.267 0.307 Norway
1940s 0.4659 0.2473 0.2186 Norway
1950s 0.65 0.105 0.545 Norway
1960s 0.65 0.0985 0.5515 Norway
1970s 0.682 0.1112 0.5708 Norway
1980s 0.661 0.135 0.526 Norway
1990s 0.6795 0.5498 0.1297 Norway
2000s 0.6665 0.6089 0.0576 Norway
2010s 0.6549 0.6515 0.0034 Norway
2020s 0.65 0.6748 0.0248 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Norway or Romania?
Norway, at 0.65 against 0.647 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Norway and Romania?
0.003, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
166 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2025.
How do Norway and Romania rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Norway ranks 15th and Romania ranks 16th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed