Austria vs Norway: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Austria |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 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, Austria or Norway?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Norway?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 168 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
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).