France vs Norway: Political civil liberties index
France
0.953
in 2025
Norway
0.955
in 2025
France rank
9th
Norway rank
8th
Political civil liberties index over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.955 against 0.953 in France, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.702 | 0.084 | 0.618 | France |
| 1790s | 0.4491 | 0.084 | 0.3651 | France |
| 1800s | 0.116 | 0.084 | 0.032 | France |
| 1810s | 0.2955 | 0.1621 | 0.1334 | France |
| 1820s | 0.3308 | 0.229 | 0.1018 | France |
| 1830s | 0.47 | 0.177 | 0.293 | France |
| 1840s | 0.545 | 0.333 | 0.212 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3083 | 0.6516 | 0.3433 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.3438 | 0.756 | 0.4122 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.6851 | 0.774 | 0.0889 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.83 | 0.8142 | 0.0158 | France |
| 1890s | 0.8196 | 0.841 | 0.0214 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.8933 | 0.8354 | 0.0579 | France |
| 1910s | 0.8372 | 0.8265 | 0.0107 | France |
| 1920s | 0.8695 | 0.83 | 0.0395 | France |
| 1930s | 0.856 | 0.83 | 0.026 | France |
| 1940s | 0.5105 | 0.5177 | 0.0072 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.8958 | 0.8906 | 0.0052 | France |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.921 | 0.0194 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.946 | 0.939 | 0.007 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9557 | 0.96 | 0.0043 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.965 | 0.964 | 0.001 | France |
| 2000s | 0.965 | 0.971 | 0.006 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9596 | 0.9669 | 0.0073 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9502 | 0.9552 | 0.005 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.955 against 0.953 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between France and Norway?
- 0.002, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- France ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.