Australia vs Norway: Democracy

Australia
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.

Across all 113 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 2 2 0
1940s 2 2 0
1950s 2 2 0
1960s 2 2 0
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Norway?
Australia, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Norway?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
113 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).