Finland vs Norway: Political centralization index
Finland
0.024
in 2025
Norway
0.027
in 2025
Finland rank
171st
Norway rank
169th
Political centralization index over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.027 against 0.024 in Finland, a difference of 0.003.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 171st and Norway ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 20 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.208 | 0.603 | 0.395 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.2059 | 0.603 | 0.3971 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.2229 | 0.603 | 0.3801 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.384 | 0.3141 | 0.0699 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.384 | 0.083 | 0.301 | Finland |
| 1830s | 0.384 | 0.0788 | 0.3052 | Finland |
| 1840s | 0.384 | 0.077 | 0.307 | Finland |
| 1850s | 0.384 | 0.077 | 0.307 | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.384 | 0.077 | 0.307 | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.384 | 0.071 | 0.313 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.384 | 0.0695 | 0.3145 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.384 | 0.068 | 0.316 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.3658 | 0.0644 | 0.3014 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.2594 | 0.06 | 0.1994 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.105 | 0.056 | 0.049 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0843 | 0.056 | 0.0283 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.0783 | 0.286 | 0.2077 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.038 | 0.0199 | 0.0181 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.038 | 0.0172 | 0.0208 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.0375 | 0.016 | 0.0215 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0323 | 0.016 | 0.0163 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.025 | 0.016 | 0.009 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.025 | 0.016 | 0.009 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0207 | 0.016 | 0.0047 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0208 | 0.0257 | 0.0048 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.027 against 0.024 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Finland and Norway?
- 0.003, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for political centralization index?
- Finland ranks 171st and Norway ranks 169th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.