Estonia vs Norway: Democracy
Estonia
9
in 2025
Norway
9
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 9 against 9 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 7 | 6.3 | Norway |
| 1920s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3.1 | 7 | 3.9 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Norway |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 9 | 2.4 | Norway |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 9 | 8.33 | 0.6667 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Norway?
- Estonia, at 9 against 9 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Norway?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.