Kiribati vs Norway: Democracy

Kiribati
7
in 2025
Norway
7
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Norway
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 7 against 7 in Norway, a difference of 0.

Across all 134 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Norway Difference Ahead
1890s 0 4.25 4.25 Norway
1900s 0 5 5 Norway
1910s 0 5.8 5.8 Norway
1920s 0 7 7 Norway
1930s 0 6.3 6.3 Norway
1940s 0 3.4 3.4 Norway
1950s 0 7 7 Norway
1960s 1.2 7 5.8 Norway
1970s 3 7 4 Norway
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kiribati or Norway?
Kiribati, at 7 against 7 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kiribati and Norway?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Norway?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Norway rank globally for democracy?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).