Netherlands vs Norway: Democracy
Netherlands
7
in 2025
Norway
7
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7 against 7 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1820s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 1920s | 6.6 | 7 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1950s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 7 against 7 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands 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
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).